Normal in McLean County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Rose Hill School District No. 143

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 21, 2025

1. Rose Hill School District No. 143 Marker

Inscription.
Eyestone School, formerly known as Rose Hill School District No. 143
Originally located west of Normal on Hovey Road

Building Donated by Dr. and Mrs. G.J. Kruger
Building Refurbished by ISU Alumni and Friends

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 40° 30.636′ N, 89° 0.075′ W. Marker is in Normal, Illinois, in McLean County. It is on North Adelaide Street north of College Avenue, on the right. The marker is next to the front door of the school. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Normal IL 61761, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eyestone School (a few steps from this marker);

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William "Billy" Quigley Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Redbird Remembrance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Honoring Redbird Women's Athletics (approx. 0.2 miles away); African Americans Settle in Normal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Illinois State Normal (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Saunders (approx. half a mile away); John F. Kennedy Memorial Clock (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Normal.

More about this marker. Another historical marker can be found in front of the school, near the street.

Regarding Rose Hill School District No. 143. While in use, the school was known as Rose Hill School, and according to the school it became affiliated with Illinois State Normal University, a teachers school, in 1928. The building was moved here in the 1960s, rehabilitated into a museum and renamed after Lura Eyestone, a long-time ISNU faculty member who taught at Rose Hill School in the 1890s.

Also see . . . Campus Landmarks: Eyestone School Museum.

Excerpt: "The school was moved to its present location as part of a project sponsored by the ISU Alumni Association in 1965. The school was dedicated
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 21, 2025

2. Eyestone School Museum
to Lura Eyestone as a part of the Normal Centennial celebration. Lura was honored in this way because she began her career in the one-room schoolhouse and was recognized as an outstanding teacher in the laboratory school of ISU for many years. The Eyestone School, one of the best-kept, one-room schoolhouses in the county, is now a museum where students of today can learn about what it was like to be a student during the time period that Lura was a teacher. [Lura] was born in Bloomington, IL, in 1872 and passed away at the age of 92, in 1965."

(Submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Eyestone School Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 21, 2025

3. Eyestone School Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.