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

Eyestone School

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 21, 2025

1. Eyestone School Marker

Inscription. This typical one room school of the early 1900 period, was restored and moved to this location from a site southwest of Normal. The project was sponsored by the I.S.U. Alumni Association to commemorate the part the one room school has played in education in our nation.

The school was dedicated May 1965, in honor of Miss Lura Eyestone, who began her teaching career in a one room school in McLean County, and who was an outstanding teacher in the laboratory school of I.S.U. for many years.

Erected 1965.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 40° 30.639′ N, 89° 0.082′ W. Marker is in Normal, Illinois, in McLean County. It is on North Adelaide Street north of College Avenue, on the right when traveling east. 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,

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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: Rose Hill School District No. 143 (a few steps from this marker); 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 marker about the school can be found affixed to the building next to the front door.

Regarding Eyestone School. The school was called Rose Hill School while in use, and was renamed after Lura Eyestone after being removed and rehabilitated into a museum on Illinois State's campus.

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

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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 21, 2025

2. Eyestone School Museum
"The school was renamed in 1964, to honor Ms. Lura Eyestone, a loyal alumna and a retired member of the Thomas Metcalf School, and to commemorate the part played by the one-room schools in the development of the education of Illinois. Eyestone graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1892, taught at the Rose Hill School in 1893, and joined the Illinois State faculty from 1903 till 1939."

(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 October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.