| Rural
Schools of Kalamazoo County
| Comstock
Township |
| Chenery School |
see Jickling School |
| Goodrich School |
see Kent School |
| Hipp School |
see Hoover School |
| Jickling School |
Section 5, northeast corner of H
Avenue and 26th Street. Later known as Chenery School. (Hultmark;
1918 topo) |
| Hoover School |
Section 16, southwest corner of
East Main Street and 30th Street. Hoover School was named for
U.S. President Herbert Hoover. The building, designed by
Ernest A. Batterson, was dedicated in November 1930. Occupied
by McKercher Rehabilitation Center in 1982. Called Hipp School
on the 1918 topographic map. (Hultmark; KG 11/05/1930; 1918 topo) |
| Kent
School |
Section 32, west
side of 28th Street north of MN Avenue. Called Goodrich School
on 1918 topographic map. (Hultmark; 1918 topo) |
| Fractional District
#1 |
Section 35,
northwest corner of N Avenue and 33rd Street (Hultmark; 1918
topo). Follow the links to see pictures of the classes of 1933,
1934, 1935,
1936,
and 1939. |
Sources used to compile this page:
- "Hoover School, Comstock, to be dedicated Nov.
7," Kalamazoo Gazette, 5 November 1930.
- Hultmark, Sarah. List of one-room schools still standing
in Kalamazoo County in 1982. Manuscript, Local History
Collection, Kalamazoo Public Library.
- USGS Topographic Maps for Kalamazoo County, 1918.
Compiled by Catherine Larson, Local
History Specialist, Kalamazoo Public Library, 1999. Updated 28
November 2005. |
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