The Rural Schools of Greene County, Mo. All rural schools are listed by district number. If you would like to comment on this list, or receive information on the available rural schools book, please e-mail David Burton at burtond@missouri.edu, or forward information to him at 2311 E. Kentwood, Republic, Mo. 65738. Greene County's rural schools in alpha order. Schools Districts 1 to 25 School Districts 26 to 50 School Districts 51 to 75 School Districts 76 to 100 School Districts 101 to 124 African-Americ an and mystery schools Selected school photos Greene County's Historically nominated rural schools Greene County Historical Society Other Historical Sites in Greene County Online catalog for Springfield-Greene County Library. Main Index Terms of use Schools Index You are visitor to this webpage!

Click here for a complete list of Greene County's Historic Sites What is the Historic Sites Board? What is the Greene County Historic Sites Board? The Greene County Historic Sites Board (HSB) was established by court order Aug. 6, 1979. It is an "advisory board for the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historical sites in Greene County, Mo." (historical sites inside the city limits of Springfield are not within the jurisdiction of the HSB). The 12 members on the board are recommended by the Historic Sites Board and appointed by the Greene County Commission to a term of three years. Board applicants must be interested in historical sites identification, protection, retention and preservation in Greene County. The board meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The HSB does not have a written guide for historic designations. The board is structured according to state statue and follows the procedure for historic site nomination described in RSMo. Section 253.409. The HSB is not a Historic Site Commission and has no authority beyond research and recommendations to the Greene County Commission. Current members of the Greene County Historic Sites Board?  David Burton, chairman (e-mail at dburton541@aol.com)  Joel Chamberlain  Laura Derrick  Helen Murray White  Bill Smith  Bob Flanders  Ken Elkins  Gary Bishop  John Purtell  Glennon Scheid EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS  Shanna Boyle, Springfield-Greene County History Museum  Carol Grimes, Springfield-Greene County Library  Robert Neumann, Greene County Archives  Kathy McReynolds, Greene County Commission  Joel Keller, Greene County Planning and Zoning  David Eslick, Springfield Landmark’s Board What is Greene County's Historical Site Register? The Greene County Historical Site Register was developed to recognize historic places and those who contributed to our country's heritage. These properties -- whether districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects -- are architecturally or archeologically significant or historically significant for their associations with important persons or events in Greene County. Greene County's Historical Site Register is designed to include properties of importance in every locality. A general store, a community's park, a main street, or the remains of a prehistoric Indian village may be just as eligible for inclusion on Greene County's Historical Site Register as Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. However, the site must exist outside the city limits of Springfield, Mo. Having a site on the historical register is a mark of distinction. Historical designation confers no protection for the structure and there are no county ordinances limiting the owner’s ability to use it. Greene County's Historical Site Register already includes 25 other sites like the Nathan Boone homestead (Ash Grove), Wommack Mill (Fair Grove), the Frame-Bouling house (Bois D'Arc) and Crystal Cave (Springfield). Criteria for Greene County's Historical Site Register Criteria for the Greene County Historical Site Register are designed to guide members of the Greene County Historical Sites Board, the Greene County Commission, preservation organizations and members of the general public in evaluating properties for entry in the Greene County Historical Site Register. To be listed in the Greene County Historical Site Register, properties must generally be at least fifty years old, exist in Greene County, Mo. and retain their historic character. A property must also have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. This means if a property has been dramatically altered, or its setting has been lost, it is probably not eligible. Properties must also meet one or more of these criteria:  be associated with important events that have contributed significantly to the broad pattern of our history; or  be associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or  embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or  have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings (primarily commemorative in nature) and properties that have achieved significance within the last fifty years shall not be considered eligible for the Greene County Historical Site Register. However, properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories:  a religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; or  a building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant for architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with an historic person or event; or  a birthplace or grave or an historical figure of outstanding importance if there is no other appropriate site or building directly associated with his or her productive life; or  a cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves or persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; or  a reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived; or  a property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical significance; or  a property achieving significance within the past fifty years if it is or exceptional importance. What Greene County's Historical Site Register does and does not do? It is important to note what listing a property on the Greene County Historical Site Register means or, perhaps more importantly, what it does not mean. Listing a property on the Greene County Historical Site Register DOES:  Provide prestigious recognition to significant properties;  Encourage the preservation of historic properties;  Educate the public about the valuable historical resources of this county;  Provide information about historic properties for local and statewide planning;  Help promote community development, tourism and economic development;  Provide basic eligibility for financial incentives, when available;  Serve as a first step toward a listing on the National Historical Site Register. Listing a property on the Greene County Historical Site Register DOES NOT:  Restrict, in any way, a private property owner's ability to alter, manage or dispose of a property;  Require that properties be maintained, repaired or restored;  Invoke special zoning or local landmark designation;  Allow the listing of individual private property over an owner's objection;  Allow the listing of historic districts over a majority of property owners' objection;  Require public access to private property Greene County's Historical Site Register is an honorary designation and no restrictions are placed on property owners. According to Greene County's department of Planning and Zoning, having a structure on the Historical Site Register is largely a mark of distinction and can be used for educational purposes. Historical designation by the county confers no protection of the structure or requirements upon its owner. There are presently no county ordinances or regulations restricting the use of structures with historical designations. In other words, the county cannot require you to do things to a registered historical site or structure to preserve it nor can the county limit an owner’s ability to use it. The only restrictions that exist regarding a registered historical site are the same normal zoning regulations that already apply to all property and structures in this county. What is the process of getting a site on the county register? Once a member of the Greene County Historical Sites Board or a property owner has completed a site nomination form the Historical Sites Board reviews it. If the nomination is approved at that stage it moves to the Greene County Commission for the second stage. The Greene County Commission notifies property owners of a nomination by registered mail allowing time for owners to accept or reject the nomination. If the property owner rejects the nomination the process stops. If the owner accepts the nomination, the matter then comes before the Greene County Commission in a public hearing. Certificates are presented to the property owners and a site marker is prepared for attachment to the site at a later time. After a nomination is approved, the information about the site is added to all appropriate county booklets, maps and brochures that discuss the historical sites of this county. Greene County's historical register is an honorary designation and no restrictions are placed on property owners. The Greene County Historical Sites Board is not a Historic Site Commission and has no authority beyond research and recommendation of historic sites to the Greene County Commission. Persons interested in listing a property, site or structure on the Greene County Historical Site Register should contact a member of the Historical Sites Board or the Greene County Commission and request a site nomination form.