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Showing posts with label one. Show all posts
One Room Schoolhouse Greenfield Township Huron County
One Room Schoolhouse Greenfield Township Huron County
This restored one-room schoolhouse is the second one Ive found in Greenfield Township located in Huron County, Ohio. Just like the school in Sandusky Township this one resides under the care of the township and sits next to the maintenance garage. It is probably used as a polling place at election time and a public gathering place for other occasions and events.
A sound roof and modern replacement windows keep with the traditional look and ensure this building will be around for many years to come.
My son and I discovered this school during a road trip returning from Lake Erie a few weeks ago. Shortly before we passed through the area a car crash occurred along the State Route on which we were traveling. A detour was set up by the authorities to route traffic around the crash that led us through the small village of Stueben and right to the schoolhouse. I didnt have my camera but managed to get a few good shots to share with my cellphone.
One Room Schoolhouse Greenfield Township Huron County
UPink Vineyard I want one at my house!
UPink Vineyard I want one at my house!
On Monday I drove to a UPick Vineyard about one hour south of me. What a cool place. For years I wondered where it was and this year I did something about it. I found the place!
This vineyard has been here since the 70s and is very nicely established. The vines are beautifully trellised and well taken care of. This particular vineyard grows Concord grapes.
One can come here to pick anytime during daylight hours and it truly is a serve yourself place.
There are two wagons complete with tall flag to ease finding them. You take your own buckets and pick until your hearts content. Two five gallon buckets equals one bushel. One bushel equals $5. You just mail them the check for what ever you picked. What a great example of trust in folks they dont even know. I seriously doubt that the grape picking variety will stiff them but you never know.
I had actually intended to pick two bushels worth to make grape juice. I got bored one bushel in.
So I picked just the two buckets worth I had and called it a day. Then the real work began at home. I have one bucket juiced and canned and the other bucket will be done tonight. It is amazing how crazy sweet these grapes are. I cringe to add sugar to the recipe the from my canning guide so I cut it way down. Good stuff, and as fresh as it gets.
UPink Vineyard I want one at my house!
The View From One Of My Studio Windows
The View From One Of My Studio Windows
Weve sure had our share of snow this year in Pennsylvania! I dont know what
its like where you live, but believe me, weve seen enough of the white stuff
this year! Had more snow and lots of sleet last night and hoping that we dont
lose power! Whats it like where youre at?
This is the view from one of my studio windows at the Banana Factory in Bethlehen, PA
Whats it like outside where you are?
The View From One Of My Studio Windows
Beach hutworking One and All A voyage through sight sound and sea
Beach hutworking One and All A voyage through sight sound and sea
‘One and All: A voyage through sight, sound and sea,’ is a National Trust-funded project put together by sound artist Martyn Ware (of Heaven 17 and Human League fame). Martyn spent the summer wandering around the UK coastline, recording sounds from his portable beach hut. He and visual artist Tania Kovats, and poet Owen Sheers then worked on projects exploring the theme of seaside landscapes. You can see and here the results in an exhibition at Somerset House in London which runs until 13December and online here (a really atmospheric digital experience).
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Beach hutworking One and All A voyage through sight sound and sea
One Room School House Cranberry Twp
One Room School House Cranberry Twp
Today was my sons first day back to school after the summer vacation. Hes in the eighth grade this year and had he been born 120 years ago he might have gone to a school that looks like this. Fortunately his school building is a bit bigger than this one.
I discovered this wood sided schoolhouse in the northern corner of Crawford County earlier this year on a recumbent ride. The well cared for structure sits close by the road and is near a farm.
One Room School House Cranberry Twp
One Room School House Chatfield Township Crawford County
One Room School House Chatfield Township Crawford County
Earlier this summer while headed up north to a festival I spotted a lone brick building sitting off in a bean field by itself. Although it was a good ways off the three large windows on the side were the recognizable feature that gave away this buildings original purpose. I made a quick mental note of the location and the RoadQueen and I planned a motorcycle ride recently to return to the area and get a closer look at the latest schoolhouse find.
As with many old schoolhouses built in the late 19th century an agreement was struck between the local government and the landholder to allow a small plot to be set aside for the construction of the school. Once the school systems were consolidated the original smaller schoolhouses reverted back to the original property owner to do with what he wished.
As we walked around and surveyed the state of the building we noted a nearby farm just to the south. Barns and the farmhouse are just visible in the background of the picture above.
Eventually we may have drawn the attention of the farmer because soon we noticed a pickup truck cruising up the lane to where we had left our motorbikes. When he turned onto the road and started coming our way we walked out to meet the driver. We introduced ourselves and expressed our interest in the old schoolhouse. This was the fourth generation landowner of the nearby farm and by default the schoolhouse.
He seemed pleased to find that we cared enough to stop and look so he shared a cool story with us. His Grandfather actually went to school in the building when he was a boy! Needless to say the RoadQueen and I were impressed. The farmer also said that next spring they planned to move the dirt pile out of the way of the front entrance and do some basic cleaning up and maintenance to the structure. He invited us back when they have it open for look inside. We told him we would definitely take up his offer.
Heres a good shot of the original soffit. All solid wood; there was no such thing as exterior grade plywood in those days.
The schoolhouse is in pretty good shape thanks to the sturdy standing seam metal roof. The only trouble spots I could find was above the front door where the span proved too great allowing the unsupported masonry to sag and the mortar to develop cracks.
On our way up to the site we took the State highway but planned to circle around using back roads on our way back. Ive found that in less populated rural areas where theres one schoolhouse chances are another one might be nearby.
Sure enough four miles to the south we spotted another schoolhouse on a corner of two country roads. Right away I saw a stone lintel above the upper window. Even from a distance I could see the stone was carved. Great! I thought its always nice to find an intact date plaque for these old buildings.
The offset door is something I often see on these old schoolhouses. Originally the front entrance was only a man door. Later someone enlarged the opening by knocking out bricks on only one side and leaving the left side of the jamb intact.
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| Looks like an old rain gutter bracket. On the other side of this wall would have been the chalkboard. |
Walking around the site was easy thanks to the well kept lawn surrounding the building. We also noticed the owners had recently patched up some problem areas in the masonry.
It was nice to add a couple new schoolhouses to my little collection and especially heartening to see conservation work being done to preserve these unique pieces of American history.
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One Room School House Chatfield Township Crawford County