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Local History

Richland Township

(unknown)

Location: Section 11, southeast corner of BC Avenue and M-43. Photo by Sarah Hultmark, c. 1981, History Room Photo File P-1281.   Compiled by Catherine Larson, Local History Specialist, Kalamazoo Public Library,…

Alamo Avenue School

Location: District #14 – Section 7, west side of Nichols Road at intersection with Alamo Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Small brick schoolhouse built…

Alamo Center School

Location: (District #1) – section 21, a little west of 6th Street on south side of D Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Alamo Center School,…

Alamo Valley Elementary School

Location: (District #6 Fractional) – 7528 Ravine Road, section 23, east side of Ravine Road between the two branches of Owen Drive Kalamazoo County 1890, Wm. C. Sauer. Local History…

Balch School

Location: District #2 Fractional – Section 36, northeast of the intersection of N Avenue and 11th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1925-26 Lura Hall…

Berger School/District #8 Fractional

Location: Section 3, northeast corner of U Avenue and 42nd Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1921-22 Homer McDonald 1925-26 Walter Harrison 1927 Closed 1929-30 Eldoreen…

Bissel School

Location: Section 10, southwest corner of B Avenue and 32nd Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Compiled by Catherine Larson, Local History Specialist, Kalamazoo Public…

Bond School / Brainard / School No. 7

Location: District #7 – Section 1, northeast corner of U Avenue and 34th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Photo by Sarah Hultmark, c. 1981,…

Brady School / Harper School / School No. 3

Location: District #3 – Section 26, east side of 32nd Street between XY and YZ Avenues. (Originally located at the southwest corner of 31st Street and East Y Avenue. Later relocated…

Brick/Harsha School

Location: District #2 – Section 2, northeast corner of U Avenue and Portage Road. Built in 1852. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room This school…

Briggs School

Location: District #5 – Section 29, east side of 26th Street between RS and S Avenues. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Photo by Sarah…

Brook Farm School

Location: District #13 Fractional – Section 4, west side of Douglas about half way between Mosel (H) and G Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History…

Brooks School

Location: Fractional District #3 (partly in Texas Township) Section 6, northwest corner of Milham Road and Angling Road. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room There…

Brown Jug School

Location: Section 34, west side of 7th Street on the St. Joseph County line. (1872 map places school at the end of Brown Jug Road (7th Street) in St. Joseph County.)…

Brown School

Location: Fractional District #6 North – Section 14 of Brady Township, west side of 34th Street at the intersection of VW Avenue. Although it is named as Brown School only…

Buckhout School

Location: District #5 – northwest corner of 2nd Street and H Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Buckhout School, 1931. Photo courtesy of Roxanne Fritz.…

Carney School

Location: District #2 – Section 17, north side of Q Avenue between 38th and 40th Streets. School appears to have closed after the 1941-42 school year. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by…

Carpenter's Corners School

Location: District #2 – Section 9, southwest corner of Milham Road and Westnedge Avenue.   Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room The original District No.…

Chamberlin School / Hurd School

Location: District #3 – Section 14, north side of M43 between 7th and 9th Streets. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Photo by Sarah Hultmark, c.…

Chase School

Location: District #6 – Section 4, west side of 29th Street, south of ON Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room This school was erroneously called…

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