Cornell School

Cornell School is located at 453 South Main Street in Johnstown, Ohio. It is on property owned by the Johnstown-Monroe School District.

The one-room schoolhouse was originally built in 1886 and resided on farm land near Alexandria, Ohio. It was used as a school for the surrounding farm families until 1923.

The one-room stood neglected except that it was used as a storage building for grain. However, the Friends of Cornell School got organized in 1987 with the objective to save the structure by moving and restoring it.

Their project was financed by numerous money making efforts and donations from various organizations and individuals in their local community.

Finally, in 1991, the structure was able to be moved to land provided by the local school district. In 1996, after continued fundraising and much restoration work, Cornell School was dedicated through an open house provided to the public.

Donations of 19th century texts and furnishings make a visit to the school a leap back in time. McGuffey Readers, quill pens, inkwells, slates and a water bucket are in place just as if the students had been dismissed yesterday.

The Friends of Cornell School operate the one-room schoolhouse as a living history program. Classes from area school districts schedule a day to attend the school.

Check out Cornell School's Teacher's Guide to see the curriculum used by the schoolmarms.