Caledonia has two one-room schoolhouses so I am including both of them in this post. The DeTray School at 4011 100th Street is the more interesting building (1887), even having its own outhouse (unknown if it's an original part of the school).
The tree swallows were busy in the bell tower today.
We could not get inside nor could we see through any windows, except through the one pane that was broken out.
Just a few miles away is the Barber School, opened in 1839. It was the first school in Caledonia Township (find it between Maple, Kinsey, and South Streets).
It was moved to this location in 1994 and has an old blacksmith shop as a neighbor.
There is no visibility into the school but there are no broken windows either. Caledonia is worth the drive if you'd like to see two one-room schoolhouses preserved from the 1800s.
Do they ever open the doors to the public? It looks like the first one has a ramp, so I'm thinking they do.
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