Strawberry Schoolhouse

Strawberry Schoolhouse
The Strawberry Schoolhouse and historical marker.
Location in the state of Arizona
Location 9318 Fossil Creek Road, Strawberry, Arizona, USA
Coordinates 34°24′20.94″N 111°31′10.07″W / 34.4058167°N 111.5194639°W / 34.4058167; -111.5194639Coordinates: 34°24′20.94″N 111°31′10.07″W / 34.4058167°N 111.5194639°W / 34.4058167; -111.5194639
Built 1885
NRHP Reference # 05000422
Added to NRHP May 10, 2005

The Strawberry Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located in northwestern Gila County, Arizona, in the small mountain community of Strawberry. Built of pine logs in 1885, the Strawberry Schoolhouse is reputed to be the "oldest standing schoolhouse in Arizona" and now functions as a fully restored local history museum, complete with a late-19th century classroom exhibit.[1][2]

The Strawberry School was formally dedicated as a Historical Monument on August 15, 1981, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2005. It is often called the "oldest standing schoolhouse" remaining in Arizona, but is closely outdated by the Arivaca Schoolhouse in Arivaca, Arizona, which was built six years earlier in 1879.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Strawberry School" (PDF). National Park Service. 2005. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Pine-Strawberry Archaeological & Historical Society: Strawberry Schoolhouse". Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  3. ↑ Arizona Historical Society (2012). Pima County. Arcadia. ISBN 0738595314.
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