Warren Township District No. 4 School
Warren Township District No. 4 School | |
42°29′57″N 82°58′33″W / 42.49917°N 82.97583°W / 42.49917; -82.97583 | |
Built | 1875 |
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NRHP reference No. | 12000308[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 2012 |
Designated MSHS | April 20, 1989[2] |
The Warren Township District No. 4 School, also known as the Bunert School, is a one-room schoolhouse building located at 27900 Bunert Road in Warren, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1989.[2] It is the last one-room schoolhouse remaining in Warren.[2]
History
In January 1875, August and Mine Bunert sold a plot of land at the northeast corner of the intersection of Bunert and Martin Roads to the Warren School District for the purpose of constructing a school.[2] The district constructed this one-room schoolhouse on the site later in the year, formally known as the Warren Township District No. 4 School, but commonly called the Bunert School after the original landowners. The building was used for K-8 students until 1928, when a second building was constructed nearby for older students.[3] The original Bunert School was then used for K-4 until 1944, when the nearby Charwood School was built.[3] That span makes the school the longest-used one-room schoolhouse in Warren.[2]
After 1944, the district used the structure as a meeting hall;[2] it was later sold to John O'Connor (along with the 1928 structure),[3] and converted into a six-room residence.[2] The Santa Maria Lodge purchased both buildings in 1970. In 1987, the Lodge offered the 1875 building to the Warren Historical Society, who raised $22,000 to restore it. The structure was moved to its present location in 1988, and is used as an educational museum.[2] The 1927 school is still in its original location.[3]
Description
The Warren Township District No. 4 School is a single-story wood frame structure with a gable roof sitting on a concrete foundation.[2] The exterior is covered with board and batten siding, and the interior has wooden floors, tin ceiling, and wooden wainscoting.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/29/12 through 6/01/12". National Park Service. June 8, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Warren Township District No. 4 School". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Martha Ruth Burczyk (2010), Warren, Arcadia Publishing, p. 89, ISBN 978-0738560991
External links
- Bunert School Museum history (with pictures)
- Saving Bunert School
- Warren Historical Society's page on the Bunert School
- Warren Township District 4 School from the City of Warren
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