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Description
The schoolhouse is a 1/2 mile walk on the Froggy Hollow Trail, a natural surface trail.
Built in 1893 in response to the need for a school within walking distance of farms located in the Little Bennett Creek Valley, the Kingsley Schoolhouse served the local, rural farming community until it closed in 1935. Each year, around 20 children ranging in age from 6-12 years old attended the school. Since the immediate area was known locally as Froggy Hollow – due to the large number of frogs that could be heard peeping in the low-lying area – the school acquired the nickname of Froggy Hollow School.
Between 2007 and 2012, Parks led an effort to rehabilitate the one-story, gable-end structure which had fallen into disrepair. The original 1893 window configuration was restored with the reconstruction of new windows.The cupola was rebuilt and the schoolhouse bell which had been removed at one time was returned to its original location.
Who
All are welcome
Cost
FreeHow
Just show up (due to covid, the schoolhouse is closed for inside tours but you can see it from the outside)
