Sunday, June 2, 2013

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS

THERE ARE STILL 34 OF THE REMAINING OLD ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES IN CLARK COUNTY AND THEY ARE SHOWN ON THIS SITE. THE ERA OF THE ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES WAS MOSTLY FROM THE 1870s THRU TO THE 1920-30s, AND AT ONE TIME THERE WERE PROBABLY ALMOST 200 OF THESE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. 

Over the past 15 years I have researched, to my personal limit, in numerous various sources, such as libraries, courthouses, historical societies, and such, to locate as many as possible, of the remaining old one room schoolhouses left in Clark County, Ohio. I have also driven hundreds of miles around almost ever road in the county to search for visible remains. This has taken hundred of man hours to obtain this information, and I have definitely tried to assure all information is accurate as possible. I am always open to viewers who can add information to this photoblog. This is a critical historic venue which can help educators and historical societies to preserve the one room schoolhouse era in not only our county, but in our state as well. Feel free to contact me with any information at wynpatriot953@aol.com. All photos were photographed by myself and are documented in my computer archive folders.

TO MAKE SURE IT TRULY WAS A ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE AT ONE TIME IN THE PAST, BEFORE ANY OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PLACED ON THIS SITE, I VERIFIED THE ACCURACY OF THE LOCATION THROUGH A DUPLICATE VERIFICATION PROCESS. ALSO, EVERY HOUSE THAT IS POSTED ON THIS SITE IS COMPRISED OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL,WHICH IS ALSO PERSONALLY VERIFIED. ALTHOUGH SOME HAVE HAD SIDING ADDED, OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS, THEY HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH OF IT. EVERYTHING THAT IS POSTED IS TRULY WHAT CONSISTS OF ALMOST ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL HOUSE.

PHOTOGRAPHER-WAYNE CHATFIELD  wynpatriot953@aol.com


LOCUST GROVE SCHOOL #12/CLARK COUNTY - SPRINGFIELD TWSP./SPRINGFIELD, OHIO




















 















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UPDATED - 1/2025

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CLARK COUNTY COURTHOUSE


SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP

 The present court house was begun in 1878, and finished about the 1st of January, 1881. The building was designed in the popular Second Empire style. The square building was constructed of limestone, with a rusticated foundation and smooth stone blocks above. The courthouse caught fire about 1 o'clock on the morning of March 12, 1918, and destroyed the interior and most of the exterior. The courthouse standing today is a mix of old and new, and was rebuilt from 1918-1924 by architect William K. Schilling. Parts of the exterior walls were saved from the 1918 fire and were reconstructed. The ground floor is still rusticated with smooth blocks on the first and second floors.
 

TECUMSEH SCHOOL #5/CLARK COUNTY



BETHEL TOWNSHIP # 5

US RT-40/TECUMSEH RD.
5530 W. NATIONAL RD. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45506
GPS: 39.921674, -83.914020
(July 31, 2010)

BETHEL SCHOOL #6/CLARK COUNTY



 
BETHEL TOWNSHIP # 6
BUILT - 1875

NEW CARLISLE PIKE .2 MILE EAST OF FOLK-REAM RD. 
6370 NEW CARLISLE PIKE NEW CARLISLE, OHIO 45504
GPS: 39.938970, -83.928037
(July 31, 2010)

ADVANCE SCHOOL #7/CLARK COUNTY

 

  



BETHEL TOWNSHIP # 7
  BUILT - 1878

NEW CARLISLE PIKE .2 MILE WEST OF LIBERTY RD.
9521 NEW CARLISLE PIKE NEW CARLISLE, OHIO 45344
GPS: 39.942065, -83.987219
(May 31, 2010)

MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL #8/CLARK COUNTY


 
BETHEL TOWNSHIP # 8

OHIO SR-235 .4 MILE SOUTH OF US RT-40
570 N. DAYTON-LAKEVIEW RD. NEW CARLISLE, OHIO 45344
GPS: 39.902534, -84.044477
(August 1, 2010)

CENTENNIAL SCHOOL #10/CLARK COUNTY



 
BETHEL TOWNSHIP # 10
BUILT - 1876

N. LAKE RD. .4 MILE SOUTH OF KENDIG RD.
1356 N. LAKE RD. NEW CARLISLE, OHIO 45344
GPS: 39.898110, -84.020174
(July 29, 2010)

SCHOOL/CLARK COUNTY



 BETHEL TOWNSHIP

LOWER VALLEY PIKE/UNION RD.
9597 LOWER VALLEY PIKE MEDWAY, OHIO 45341
GPS: 39.890366, -83.994416
(July 29, 2010) 

GERMAN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL/CLARK COUNTY



 GERMAN TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1874

3839 LAWRENCEVILLE DR. LAWRENCEVILLE, OHIO 45504
GPS: 39.985870, -83.872769
(August 1, 2010)

JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL #1/CLARK COUNTY



GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 1

JACKSONVILLE RD. .3 MILE EAST OF OHIO SR-41
2248 JACKSONVILLE RD. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45504
GPS: 39.957171, -83.861902
(August 5, 2010)

MT.ZION SCHOOL #2/CLARK COUNTY



 GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 2

UPPER VALLEY PIKE. .3 MILE NORTH OF ST. PARIS PK.
3857 UPPER VALLEY PIKE SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
GPS: 39.982410, -83.840885
(August 1, 2010)

LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL #4/CLARK COUNTY

 


GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 4

ST. PARIS PK./WILLOWDALE RD.
4444 ST. PARIS PIKE SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45504
GPS: 39.985862, -83.869239
(August 1, 2010)
 

BEECH CENTER #6/CLARK COUNTY


 
GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 6

OHIO SR-41 .4 MILE EAST OF PENNY PIKE
5551 TROY RD. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
GPS: 39.988239, -83.908552
(July 24, 2010)
 

BEECH CROSSING #7/CLARK COUNTY


 
GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 7

BALLENTINE PK,.5 MILE SOUTH OF SNYDER-DOMER RD.
5870 BALLENTINE PIKE SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
GPS: 40.017769, -83.904107
(August 1, 2010)

BEECH KNOB SCHOOL #8/CLARK COUNTY




 GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 8

SHRINE RD. .1 MILE NORTH OF MILLER RD.
2156 SHRINE RD. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
GPS: 39.959356, -83.892404
(August 5, 2010)

PLEASANT VIEW SCHOOL #10/CLARK COUNTY




 GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 10
BUILT - 1866

DETRICK-JORDAN PIKE./EBERSOLE RD.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
GPS: 39.957032, -83.919764
(August 5, 2010)

SCHOOL # 11/CLARK COUNTY




GERMAN TOWNSHIP # 11

BALLENTINE PIKE./JOHNSON RD.
3988 JOHNSON RD. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
GPS: 39.972865, -83.880240
(August 5, 2010)

PEACOCK SCHOOL #6/CLARK COUNTY




 GREEN TOWNSHIP # 6
BUILT - 1852

PEACOCK RD. .4 MILE NORTH OF OHIO SR-794 (WEST BLEE RD.) 
4840 PEACOCK RD. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
GPS: 39.855735, -83.842837
(August 1, 2010)

PLATTSBURGH HIGH SCHOOL (HISTORIC)/CLARK COUNTY




HARMONY TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1899

10291 PLATTSBURGH RD. PLATTSBURGH, OHIO 45368
GPS: 39.897711, -83.615650
(July 25, 2010)

SCHOOL # 6/CLARK COUNTY

 


HARMONY TOWNSHIP # 6

OLD COLUMBUS RD. .5 MILE EAST OF VERNON-ASHBURY RD.
7990 OLD COLUMBUS RD. SOUTH VIENNA, OHIO 45369
GPS: 39.941540, -83.652990
(July 25, 2010)

SCHOOL # 11/CLARK COUNTY



 HARMONY TOWNSHIP # 11

LONDON-PLATTSBURG RD. .1 MILE EAST OF NEWLOVE RD.
HARMONY, OHIO
GPS: 39.911201, -83.674047
(July 25, 2010)

PLEASANT RIDGE/CLARK COUNTY



 HARMONY TOWNSHIP

NEWLOVE RD. .5 MILE NORTH OF SOUTH CHARLESTON RD.
3171 NEWLOVE RD. SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO 45368
GPS: 39.870807, -83.677611
(July 25, 2010)

SCHOOL/CLARK COUNTY



HARMONY TOWNSHIP

OHIO SR-54 .1 MILE NORTH OF CHENOWITH RD.
3481 S. URBANA-LISBON RD. SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO 45368
GPS: 39.862471, -83.634155
(July 25, 2010)