Old District 10 Schoolhouse

Old District 10 Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former schoolhouse in 2006.
Location	Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Coordinates	41°23′18″N 81°48′54″W / 41.38833°N 81.81500°WCoordinates: 41°23′18″N 81°48′54″W / 41.38833°N 81.81500°W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1912
NRHP Reference #	73001427[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1973

Old District 10 Schoolhouse, sometimes referred to as the Little Red Schoolhouse,^[2] is a 5-room former schoolhouse located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Built in 1912, the building was the site of Middleburg's first city hall, as well as a speakeasy during Prohibition and a railroad way station.^[3] It was then bought by Harvey Cross in 1940 and was used as his private home until his death in 1970.^[4]

Sitting vacant since then, the former schoolhouse has since deteriorated to the point of being listed on Preservation Ohio's list of most endangered historic sites in 2015.^[5]

In September 2015, the Middleburg Heights Historical Society signed an option to buy the schoolhouse, intending to make the building a museum and cultural center.^[6]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Segall, Grant. "Middleburg Heights history group gets option to buy Little Red Schoolhouse". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "Old District 10 Schoolhouse". Remarkable Ohio. Ohio History Connection. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
4. Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. State History Publications, LLC. p. 257.
5. Segall, Grant. "Preservation Ohio lists Middleburg Heights 1912 schoolhouse among 13 most endangered historic sites". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
6. Segall, Grant. "Middleburg Heights history group gets option to buy Little Red Schoolhouse". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 March 2016.