About Cornell School
Note: Cornell School is closed from November 1 to March 30.
Note: Fees for Classroom visits and/or tours to Cornell School are listed at our Contact link.
Note: Fees for Classroom visits and/or tours to Cornell School are listed at our Contact link.
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Cornell School is located at 453 South Main Street in Johnstown, Ohio. It is on property owned by the Johnstown-Monroe School District.
The one-room schoolhouse was originally built in 1886 and resided on farm land near Alexandria, Ohio. It was used as a school for the surrounding farm families until 1923. The one-room stood neglected except that it was used as a storage building for grain. However, a local group of teachers called the Friends of Cornell School got organized in 1987 with the objective to save the structure by moving and restoring it. Their project was financed by numerous money making efforts and donations from various organizations and individuals in their local community. |
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Finally, in 1991, the vintage structure was able to be moved to land provided by the local Johnstown-Monroe School District. In 1996, after continued fundraising and much restoration work, Cornell School was dedicated through an open house provided to the public.
Our permanent exhibit is reminiscent of school rooms across the country in the early part of the 20th Century. The high ceilings, large double-hung windows, schoolhouse lights, slate blackboards, and ornate desks all speak to a different era in education. McGuffey Readers, quill pens, inkwells, slates and a water bucket are in place just as if the students had been dismissed yesterday. Generous donations of 19th century texts and furnishings help make a visit to Cornell School a leap back in time.
The Friends of Cornell School operate the one-room schoolhouse as a living history program. Classes from area school districts schedule a day to attend the school. Oftentimes the visits allow the students to meet specific Ohio Department of Education State Standards.
Our permanent exhibit is reminiscent of school rooms across the country in the early part of the 20th Century. The high ceilings, large double-hung windows, schoolhouse lights, slate blackboards, and ornate desks all speak to a different era in education. McGuffey Readers, quill pens, inkwells, slates and a water bucket are in place just as if the students had been dismissed yesterday. Generous donations of 19th century texts and furnishings help make a visit to Cornell School a leap back in time.
The Friends of Cornell School operate the one-room schoolhouse as a living history program. Classes from area school districts schedule a day to attend the school. Oftentimes the visits allow the students to meet specific Ohio Department of Education State Standards.
