MOVING DAY

Two-Room Schoolhouse on the Move

CSAA board member Nancy Hughes wrote to us about an uplifting schoolhouse story out of Fort Wayne Indiana. The two-room schoolhouse was saved from the wrecking ball and moved to a new location just this week! The 1892 District #2 Schoolhouse was moved to make way for a new Target store. The move and new site were funded by Pine Tree Commercial Realty and Indland Real Estate Corporation, the firms that bought the land! Now, that's public service!

News Channel 15 in Fort Wayne reported that the little schoolhouse has served many roles, including a home, a church, a needle-work shop and a hair salon. While it doesn't sound as if the building will revert to a school, it has been saved for the time being. Speculation is that the schoolhouse will be used for retail once again. We could certainly envision a museum with living history programs....couldn't we?

Dan Turkette photographed the move and has given permission for CSAA to post these photos. Thanks, Dan!