Radnor in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Radnor School Building

1917-2016

Photographed by Ken Fryman, July 22, 2022

1. Radnor School Building Marker, side one

Inscription. Built in 1917, the Radnor School building was designed by local architect William R Powell. He supervised construction under the direction of school board members W.P. Penry (President), Rees Jones, Wm Jones, Walter Baxter and J.T. Lodwig. The building served the community by housing both elementary and high school students. There were 45 graduating high school classes before consolidation into the Buckeye Valley School District in 1963. When constructed, it was a very modern building with electric lighting, indoor plumbing and up-to-date teaching facilities. In 1932, the school added a gymnasium and additional classroom space doubling the building size. The Radnor School outstandingly served the educational needs of the community for 100 years until razed in 2016.

Erected by Radnor Alumni Association, Radnor Heritage Society, Radnor Township Trustees.

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Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 40° 22.865′ N, 83° 8.943′ W. Marker is in Radnor, Ohio, in Delaware County. It is on Ohio Route 203 south of John Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4268 OH-203, Radnor OH 43066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delhi (Radnor) Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church (about 700 feet

Radnor School Building Marker, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022

2. Radnor School Building Marker, side two

away, measured in a direct line); Independent Order of Odd Fellows (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delhi School Building / Town Hall and Radnor Grange Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morton House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Radnor Congregational United Church of Christ (approx. 0.2 miles away); Radnor Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Radnor Cemetery Lych Gate (approx. ¼ mile away); Radnor Township Hall (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Radnor.

Also see . . . Radnor school fades into history. 2016 article in the Delaware Gazette. It includes a photograph of the building with demolition in progress. Excerpt:

Last Tuesday demolition began on the 100-year-old Radnor school building to make way for two new elementary buildings that are to be completed for the 2018-19 school year, according to Buckeye Valley school district officials.

This past October former students had the chance to tour the building
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2023

3. Radnor School Building Marker
The marker is in front of the school's flagpole. The school would have been a small distance beyond the flagpole. Notice the school's builder's plate bolted to the marker's pole below the marker.
one last time. Many took the opportunity to relive memories and to say good-bye during an open house held by the Buckeye Valley School District.

One former student, Walter Penry, said he has a family connection with the the building.

“My grandfather,William Penry, was on the board of education when they built the first half of the building,” said Penry, former student at the school, “and my father was on the board of education when they built the second half of it.”

(Submitted on July 24, 2023.)

Radnor School Builder’s Plate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2023

4. Radnor School Builder’s Plate

The school's builder's plate has been bolted to the marker’s pole. It reads, “Radnor School, erected 1915. Board of Education: W. R. Penry, President; R. W. Jones, Clerk; W. M. Baxter; J. T. Lodwig; W. H. Jones. Contractors: M. G. Henery, M. B. Dysart, Clark & Hilf. W. M. Kingsbury, Heating Engineer. W. R. Powell, Architect. ”

The Former Radnor School image. Click for full size.

Photograph by Nyttend (Public Domain), via Wikimedia Commons, September 16, 2015

5. The Former Radnor School

When this photograph was taken in 2015 the building was the Buckeye Valley North Elementary School.

Radnor School Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022

6. Radnor School Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,255 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Pamela S Zeirott of Johnstown, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 24, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6. submitted on August 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.