Lincoln Township near Parsons in Neosho County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Oak Grove School

District 20

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

1. Oak Grove School District 20 Marker

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form:
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Inscription. Has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2016
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 392.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 37° 23.925′ N, 95° 10.197′ W. Marker is near Parsons, Kansas, in Neosho County. It is in Lincoln Township. Marker is on 20th Road, 5½ miles east of Ottawa Road (U.S. 59), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located directly in front of the historic Oak Grove School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20505 20th Road, Parsons KS 67357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oak Grove School District No. 20 (a few steps from this marker); Oak Grove & the Osage Trail (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Peace Garden (approx. 6.4 miles away); World War II Memorial

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(approx. 6.4 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 6½ miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 6½ miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parsons.

Regarding Oak Grove School. National Register of Historic Places #16000405.

From the National Register Nomination:
Typical of early one-room schoolhouses, this building features a simple rectangular form with a gabled roof. The walls of the building are solid native sandstone (from the “Bandera” geologic formation) quarried locally from a site that lies about one quarter mile north of the school. Bearing no specific stylistic references, the building is classified as a late 19th century American movement “vernacular” one-room school, and it retains a high degree of historical integrity. It has experienced minimal architectural modification since its original construction and remains situated on its original site.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Oak Grove School, District No. 20

Also see . . .
1. Historic Oak Grove Schoolhouse (1877)

Oak Grove School District 20 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

2. Oak Grove School District 20 Marker

(looking southwest from 20th Road • school in background)

. About Oak Grove website entry:
Excerpt:

Erected in 1877, the Oak Grove School was built from native sandstone, quarried just a short distance from the school site. Truly a “little house on the prairie”, this one-room schoolhouse served as a school, a church, and as a local community gathering place for the residents of rural Lincoln Township until the early 1960’s.

(Submitted on August 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Historic Oak Grove Schoolhouse is open for future generations. KOAM News website entry:
Excerpt:

The 1877 one-room stone schoolhouse is in SE Neosho County, located in a rural area about 7-1/2 miles NE of Parsons. Due to its historical past, Oak Grove has been listed on both the Kansas and National Historic Sites Registers. Oak Grove was built out of local sandstone in 1877 – but it was first established as a log structure in 1867.

(Submitted on August 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Oak Grove School<br>Register of Historic Kansas Places Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

3. Oak Grove School
Register of Historic Kansas Places Marker

(mounted near front entrance on east façade)
Oak Grove
School
District No. 20
Built in 1877
—————
This property has been
placed in the
Register of
Historic
Kansas Places
by the
Kansas Historic Sites
Board of Review
30 April 2016

Oak Grove School<br>National Register of Historic Places Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

4. Oak Grove School
National Register of Historic Places Marker

(mounted near front entrance on east façade)
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
23 June 2016

Oak Grove School Date Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

5. Oak Grove School Date Stone

(located above east/front entrance)
Oak Grove
District No. 20
1877

Oak Grove School (<i>east/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

6. Oak Grove School (east/front elevation)

(Kansas & National Register of Historic Places markers are mounted just to the right of the front entrance •
Oak Grove School Date Stone is located above the front porch overhang)

Oak Grove School (<i>south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 23, 2023

7. Oak Grove School (south elevation)

(20th Road in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.