Point School
National Register of Historic Places

Point School

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois
Listed
November 5, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
92001539

About this property

Point School was a one-room schoolhouse was located at 6976 N. Vincennes Trail near Grant Park, Illinois. The school was built in 1854 to serve Yellowhead Township District #8, one of nine school districts in the county. As was typical of Midwestern one-room schoolhouses, the school was a white rectangular frame building; it featured a gable front and three windows along each of the sides. The school operated until 1948, when it was closed due to school consolidation in the area. While Kankakee County once had 151 one-room schoolhouses, an Illinois Historic Preservation Agency survey in 1992 determined that the Point School was one of only three one-room schoolhouses that still stood at its original site and had not been significantly altered. The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1992. It is no longer standing at its original site but owned / preserved by the Grant Park Area Historical Society. It can be seen in its preserved condition at 307 W. Taylor St., Grant Park, Illinois, 60940.

Location

6976 N. Vincennes Trail
Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois
41.22274, -87.63151

Categories

EDUCATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Point School listed on the National Register?

Point School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Point School?

Point School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Point School?

The period of significance for Point School is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1854.

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