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| 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. African-Americ an and mystery schools Greene County's Historically nominated rural schools Greene County Historical Society Other Historical Sites in Greene County Online catalog for Springfield-Greene County Library.
| Rural Schools on Historical Register of Greene County, Mo.* At the suggestion of Greene County's Historical Sites Board, the Greene County Commission has approved the following rural schools for inclusion on the county's historical sites register. Location: Northeast of Hwy. AA and Farm Road 17. Status: Pending Facts: Built 1940s. Owned by Springfield R-XII Current use: Storage for Pleasant View. Location: 10315 W. State Hwy. T Status: Added Spring, 1999. Facts: 10315 W. State Hwy. T Current use: Elementary, Ash Grove R-IV. Location: Northwest corner, Farm Roads 123 and 54 Status: Added Spring, 1999. Facts: Constructed in 1902. Used as meeting place for a ""homemakers club." Current use: Community Center. Location: East of Farm Road 141 on Farm Road 76 by 0.3 miles. Status: Added Spring, 1999. Facts: Present building constructed in 1948. Also known as Mullins. Current use: A private residence. Location: West side of the Farm Road 241 and 184 intersection. Status: Added Spring, 1999. Facts: Replaced an existing . Built in 1932. Current use: A private residence. Location: North side of F.R. 186, next to 7336 West F.R.186. Status: Pending. Facts: Built around 1905. Owners do not want it listed as an historic site. Current use: Community Center. Location: 8840 Farm Road 56. Status: Added, Fall 1998. Facts: Organized 1853; structure completed before 1900. Current use: Community Center. Location: Farm Road 186, only 0.2 miles west of Hwy. NN. Status: Pending. Facts: Second room added and moved in 1902. Owner not interested in listing as an historical site. Current use: Empty. Location: 6163 S. Farm Road 175. Status: Added, Summer 1999. Facts: 6163 S. Farm Road 175 Current use: Storage. Location: Northwest corner of Farm Roads 52 and 9. Status: Pending. Facts: Originally built in 1876. Located near Nathan Boone homestead. Current use: Formerly a community center. Location: Corner of Madison and Olive in Strafford. Status: Added, Fall 1998 Facts: Moved from its original site Sept. 8, 1952. Current use: Club meeting place. Location: Southeast corner Old Hwy. FF and F.R. 168. Status: Pending Facts: Building is over 100 years old. Current owners not interested in being a historical site. Current use: Will Rodgers Indian Club meeting place. Location: Northeast corner of Farm Roads 125 and 94. Status: Added, Fall 1998. Facts: Built in 1905. Was originally a one-room school. Current use: Community Center. Location: 1/4 mile north of Farm Roads 31 and 168. Status: Pending. Facts: Original school was log; present structure built in 1887. Current use: Community Center and 4-H Clubhouse. Location: Southeast corner of F.R. 44 and Hwy. Z. Status: Pending. Facts: Built in 1894 and used until the 1930s. Current use: Storage. * Having a school on the 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 register already includes 16 other sites like the Nathan Boone homestead, Ash Grove, Wommack Mill, Fair Grove, the Frame-Bouling house, Bois D'Arc and Crystal Cave, north of Springfield. |