Pataskala in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pataskala Elementary School
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008
1. Pataskala Elementary School Marker
Inscription.
Pataskala Elementary School. . The first school in what is now Pataskala was a “subscription school” operated by Amariah Cubberly on the nearby banks of the South Fork of the Licking River in the 1820s. Subscription schools, which charged fees, were the forerunners of rural public schools in many parts of Ohio. By the 1830s several one-room public schools served the children of the area, but in 1870 the civic minded citizens of Pataskala provided a centralized building for grades one through twelve on Main Street, where the old Town Hall now stands. This school was moved to the new building on this site in 1908. When the Southwest Licking Local School District was established in 1953, Pataskala Elementary School continued in the building. Additions in 1968 and 2000 enhanced its educational capabilities. This 1908 Queen Anne architectural style building was listed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1983.
The first school in what is now Pataskala was a “subscription school” operated by Amariah Cubberly on the nearby banks of the South Fork of the Licking River in the 1820s. Subscription schools, which charged fees, were the forerunners of rural public schools in many parts of Ohio. By the 1830s several one-room public schools served the children of the area, but in 1870 the civic minded citizens of Pataskala provided a centralized building for grades one through twelve on Main Street, where the old Town Hall now stands. This school was moved to the new building on this site in 1908. When the Southwest Licking Local School District was established in 1953, Pataskala Elementary School continued in the building. Additions in 1968 and 2000 enhanced its educational capabilities. This 1908 Queen Anne architectural style building was listed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1983.
Erected 2008 by The Pataskala School Centennial Committee and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 24-45.)
39° 59.672′ N, 82° 40.662′ W. Marker is in Pataskala, Ohio, in Licking County. Marker is on High Street, on the right when traveling south. School is between Granville Street and Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pataskala OH 43062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008
2. Pataskala Elementary School and Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008
3. Pataskala Elementary and High School Marker
Dedicated 1908
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008
4. Pataskala Elementary School Rededication Marker
Rededicated 2000
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,178 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
