Old District 10 Schoolhouse, sometimes referred to as the Little Red Schoolhouse,[2] is a 5-room former schoolhouse located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Built in 1912, the building was the site of Middleburg's first city hall, as well as a speakeasy during Prohibition and a railroad way station.[3] It was then bought by Harvey Cross in 1940 and was used as his private home until his death in 1970.[4]
Old District 10 Schoolhouse | |
 The former schoolhouse in 2006. | |
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| Location | Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads Middleburg Heights, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°23′18″N 81°48′54″W / 41.38833°N 81.81500°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001427[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1973 |
Sitting vacant since then, the former schoolhouse has since deteriorated to the point of being listed on Preservation Ohio's list of most endangered historic sites in 2015.[5]
In September 2015, the Middleburg Heights Historical Society signed an option to buy the schoolhouse, intending to make the building a museum and cultural center.[6]
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Segall, Grant (2015-09-15). "Middleburg Heights history group gets option to buy Little Red Schoolhouse". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Old District 10 Schoolhouse". Remarkable Ohio. Ohio History Connection. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. State History Publications, LLC. p. 257.
- ^ Segall, Grant (2015-06-02). "Preservation Ohio lists Middleburg Heights 1912 schoolhouse among 13 most endangered historic sites". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Segall, Grant (2015-09-15). "Middleburg Heights history group gets option to buy Little Red Schoolhouse". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 March 2016.