Hanover in Jackson County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hanover High School / Hanover-Horton Schools
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 3, 2020
1. Hanover High School Marker
Inscription.
Hanover High School, also, Hanover-Horton Schools. .
Hanover High School. Located on one of Hanover's most prominent sites, this former school was erected in 1911. Built in the Georgian Revival style, this town landmark exemplifies a school design popular during the early twentieth century. Citizens named the school's site "College Hill” and called the teachers "professor" to show respect. In 1934 depression era Emergency Relief Act funds paid for construction of the gymnasium addition. Grades one through twelve met here until 1946, and middle school classes were held in the building until it closed in I962. The school was threatened with demolition until 1977 when the Hanover -Horton Area Historical Society acquired it for use as a museum.
Hanover-Horton Schools. Early Hanover school children met in a log building constructed at the corner of State and Spink Streets in 1839. A series of buildings served the growing town, including this building, erected in 1911. In 1873 the nearby Horton district built a three-room school in which classes were held until that building burned in 1940. Hanover, Horton and nine one-room school districts consolidated as the Hanover-Horton Rural Agricultural School District in 1945. Two elementary schools served the district: one in Horton, built in 1949, and one in Hanover, erected in 1954. A new high school opened in 1958. Additions to Hanover Elementary School in 1998 created a single elementary school for the district.
Hanover High School
Located on one of Hanover's most
prominent sites, this former school
was erected in 1911. Built in the
Georgian Revival style, this town
landmark exemplifies a school design
popular during the early twentieth
century. Citizens named the school's
site "College Hill” and called the
teachers "professor" to show
respect. In 1934 depression era
Emergency Relief Act funds paid
for construction of the gymnasium
addition. Grades one through twelve
met here until 1946, and middle
school classes were held in the
building until it closed in I962.
The school was threatened with
demolition until 1977 when the
Hanover -Horton Area Historical
Society acquired it for use as
a museum.
Hanover-Horton Schools
Early Hanover school children met
in a log building constructed at the
corner of State and Spink Streets in
1839. A series of buildings served
the growing town, including this
building, erected in 1911. In 1873
the nearby Horton district built a
three-room school in which classes
were held until that building burned
in 1940. Hanover, Horton and nine
one-room school districts consolidated as the Hanover-Horton Rural
Agricultural School District in
1945. Two elementary schools
served the district: one in Horton,
built in 1949, and one in
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Hanover,
erected in 1954. A new high school
opened in 1958. Additions to
Hanover Elementary School in
1998 created a single elementary
school for the district.
Erected 1999 by Michigan Historical Center - Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1979.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 42° 6.117′ N, 84° 32.833′ W. Marker is in Hanover, Michigan, in Jackson County. Marker is on Fairview Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Fairview St, Hanover MI 49241, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
