Stone Academy in Solon, Iowa is a public one-room schoolhouse believed to have been built in 1842, located about two miles north of Solon's town center along the west side of Iowa Highway 1, which was the Old Military Road linking Dubuque to Iowa City. It was formerly known as the Big Grove Township School #1. It is one of the oldest surviving school buildings in Iowa.[2]
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| Nearest city | Solon, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′20″N 91°30′5″W / 41.83889°N 91.50139°W |
| Built | 1842 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001653 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 16, 2001 |
It is a rectangular building built of limestone from the McCune quarry about two miles away. Its interior walls are plastered.[2]
It is currently a museum, open for tours by appointment only.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Robert Neymeyer (March 1, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stone Academy / Big Grove # 1". National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2016. with four photos from 1999