Thursday, August 4, 2011

Pleasant #3, Locust School

About 10 miles north-northeast of Decorah is this school, about all that is left of the community of Locust.  It is at the NE corner of County Routes W38 and A26.  The school was built in 1854 and closed in 1962.  Supposedly it is the oldest Iowa school still on its original site.
Photos taken on 8/1/11
This photo taken on 10/12/13
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 13, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    Hi I own the Pleasant Township #7 School house located outside Decorah Iowa.

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  2. Glenn E. ChatfieldJune 14, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    Is that by any chance this one:
    http://schoolhouses.blogspot.com/2011/10/decorah-township-decorah.html

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  3. AnonymousMarch 16, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    School closed in 1962--I attended for 8 years

    Luke Schissel

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  4. Glenn E. ChatfieldMarch 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    Hi Luke,

    The information we were given in our visit was that it was closed in 1955. Of course that wouldn't be the first time we were provided erroneous information. Were you there in 1962

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  5. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    I attended from 1945 until commencement in May of 1952. I attend all reunions and remain active in ongoing repairs. We almost lost her a few years ago as the west wall began to fail. I called on a half dozen friends and fraternity brothers and raised enough together with the overall effort to save her. We are now experiencing similar problem with east wall.

    There is a constant struggle in maintaining accurate historical information--the institution was open each year from 1854-1962. I have tons of photos. We have a very active organization
    Supported by the Winneshiek county Historical Society. The operational dates vary from publication to publication.

    Thank you for your interest .

    Luke J Schissel
    Class of 1952

    I shall advise Paul Hexom, pleasant township president that incorrect info is being passed out
    During visits

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  6. Glenn E. ChatfieldOctober 13, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    Hi Luke,

    I just thought I'd let you know that we attended a country school conference this weekend and I met Paul Hexom, who was leading all the tours. We also purchased a CD from the Winneshiek Historical Society which I haven't looked at yet, but supposedly has all the information from the huge book they had there.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2020 at 10:21 PM

    There is actually a school that's 9 years older in Bellevue, Iowa and it's still in use as a school! It's not a one room schoolhouse, but was originally built to be the Jackson County courthouse in 1845. However, it has always held classes and was converted completely into a school in 1861.

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  8. Glenn E. ChatfieldFebruary 29, 2020 at 10:50 AM

    Well, this one is the oldest School house which was originally a school. Can you provide a specific location for the one in Bellevue?

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  9. Doreen MoenApril 25, 2022 at 8:30 AM

    Hello. I attended Pleasant #3 for one school year until the day it closed in 1962. I think there were only 9 of us. Our teacher used a projector to create silhouettes of our heads and put them up, to remember the last students to attend. I don't know if they are still there. Once it closed we were bussed in to school in town. Our wonderful teacher was Mrs. Phister. We were heartbroken until we saw her again on the playground at our new school in Decorah.

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  10. Glenn E. ChatfieldApril 25, 2022 at 9:39 AM

    What a good memory to see your old teacher!

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