Iowa One Room Schools: Greene County

ORIGINS

I grew up in a small Ohio town and I rode the school bus from 1st through 12th grades. My bus ride always included a country road on which every school day we saw a one-room brick school house. (SW corner of Stine Rd and Enon-Xenia Pike). As the years went by I watched this wonderful, familiar friend fall apart. After I married the school really began to deteriorate. Every time we visited the area I would want to take a photo of the school but never did. Finally, when we went specifically for the task, the school was gone. It was a huge loss for me and, since that time, whenever we pass a one-room school it is a joy to stop to take a picture or two. Thus, our collection here and the blog with schools in other states. Jill :oD

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Dawson #4

Block tile. Built in 1929 (replacing an earlier boxcar type school). Closed in 1946. Sold at auction on November 28, 1961. Used as a township hall. Currently used as a storage building on the original location. (Wesley Peters). NE corner of N Ave/CR P29 and 130th St/CR E18. Drive straight north from Jefferson on State Route 4 until it turns west and then you continue north on County Route P29.

Photographed 7/21/26.