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Upper Stone Schoolhouse

Coordinates: 42°10′28″N 91°53′30″W / 42.17444°N 91.89167°W / 42.17444; -91.89167
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Upper Stone Schoolhouse
Upper Stone Schoolhouse is located in Iowa
Upper Stone Schoolhouse
Upper Stone Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Upper Stone Schoolhouse
LocationEast of Vinton
Coordinates42°10′28″N 91°53′30″W / 42.17444°N 91.89167°W / 42.17444; -91.89167
Built1875
NRHP reference No.83000340[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

The Upper Stone Schoolhouse, also known as the Scott House, is a historic One-room schoolhouse located east of Vinton, Iowa, United States. Built in 1875, this is an unusual example of a stone one-room school.[2] There was only one other built in Benton County, about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast. The stone schoolhouse was replaced by a wood-frame building to the south sometime between 1905 and 1910 to accommodate the large number of students. It served eight rural sections of farmland from the time . The Scott family, who owned the adjacent farmland, bought the stone school building after it closed and converted it into a house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ James E. Jacobsen. "Upper Stone Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-05. with photos