Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse
29°53′50″N 81°18′49″W / 29.89736°N 81.31355°W
| Oldest Wooden School House | |
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| Town or city | 14 St. George Street St. Augustine, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | c. 1702-1716 |
The Oldest Wooden School House is a wooden structure located at 14 St. George Street in
The building is encircled by a large chain, placed there in 1937, to help anchor it to the ground in case of a hurricane. The walls are made of
The schoolmaster and family lived on the second floor above the classroom and the kitchen was located in a separate building to reduce heat and threat of fire.[4] The building originally belonged to Juan Genoply. The classroom was one of the first in the US to be co-ed, educating both boys and girls since 1788. [5]
Tours
The school is open to tourists every day except Christmas, with extended summer hours. The facility features a self-guided tour with an animatronic teacher and student (made by Sally Corp.) giving a brief history of the house. There are also numerous items and informational signs posted around the building. Gardens located behind the house feature exhibits on the kitchen, a rebuilt outhouse, an old well, and a sculpture garden displaying busts of famous educators. The statuary was part of a project known as The Grove of Educators which sought to gather statues of educators from every country in the Americas, though only a few countries participated. [5]
References and footnotes
References
- Florida, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg. 198
Footnotes
- ^ "Voorleezer House National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-10". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ USA Today Travel In another instance of exaggerated advertising in the Old City...
- ^ The Oldest Wooden What?
- ^ The Oldest Wooden School House. "The Oldest Wooden School House" brochure, circa 2007.
- ^ a b "Dungeon Under the Stairs at the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse" 2017-07-16