Walnut Grove School (Osage, Iowa)

Walnut Grove School is a historic one-room schoolhouse located southwest of Osage in rural Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. It was in operation from 1857 to 1946, and it educated anywhere from five to thirty-three student at a time.[2] The frame structure built on a limestone foundation was constructed in 1873 on the same site as the building it replaced. A bell tower with a cast iron bell is located on the gable roof above the main entrance. Its property is on the edge of a timber along Rock Creek. In 1911 there were 88 one-room school houses in Mitchell County. This is the only one that is unaltered and in its original location.[2] The area was settled by Norwegian pioneers in 1853. They named their small town Meroa, which has been reduced to his old schoolhouse, a Lutheran church, a cemetery, and a few houses. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Walnut Grove School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3272 Foothill Ave.
Nearest city	Osage, Iowa
Coordinates	43°14′16″N 92°55′10″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1873
NRHP reference No.	02001028[1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 2002

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jaceil Gisleson. "Walnut Grove School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-17. with eight photos from 2002