Gilruth Schoolhouse

Gilruth Schoolhouse
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The lot where the schoolhouse was located
Location	53rd and Marquette Sts., Davenport, Iowa
Built	1871
NRHP Reference #	77000555[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 16, 1977
Removed from NRHP	May 12, 2009

Gilruth Schoolhouse was an historic building located on the north side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The one-room school was built in 1871 by the Rev. James Gilruth, who was a Methodist minister, wrestler and axe thrower.^[2] In the school's early years the boys and girls were segregated by sitting on opposite sides of the school. One of their punishments was to sit on the other side of the building.^[2] The school closed in 1960 and the property was bought nine years later by the families of Roger Jepsen, John Platt and T.H. Deevers for historical preservation. The Kimberly Village Christian Reformed Church renovated the building in 1971 for use as a preschool. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1] In 1991 the school building was torn down when its owner could not find a buyer for it and it was delisted from the National Register in 2009.^[3]

References

1. Staff (2008-04-24). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Kelly Steuck (2005-09-12). "QCT 150th ANNIVERSARY: within one room, a lot of memories". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
3. "Weekly List". National Park Service. May 22, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-01.