Lovell #6

Proceed SE of Monticello on State Highway 38 to 190th Street, and then turn east.  Proceed about 1/5 mile and the school is on the NW corner of 130th Ave.  Bricked over with additions

Photographed 4/16/16

Richland #4

From Monticello, proceed NE on US151 to County D65/Richland Rd and turn east.  Proceed east to Bowens Prairie Rd and the school is on the NW corner.  Supposedly the oldest school in Jones County.

Shot from the north:

Close-up of the stucco covering the stone walls.

Close-up of west wall:

Photographed 4/16/16

Scotch Grove #2, Eby's Mill School

From Monticello, proceed SE on State Highway 38 to County Rd E17 at Scotch Grove.  Proceed east on E17 to Eby’s Mill Rd/X73 and turn north.  About 1.5 miles on the south side will be the school pretty much hidden behind trees.  Residence, address 17776.

Photographed 4/16/16

Wayne #5

Take Amber Rd/X44 south of Monticello to 170th St, then turn east and proceed to 140th Ave.  The School is on the NW corner.  Residence.

Photographed 4/16/16

Cass #8

On Buffalo Ridge Road E-28, first house on south side after passing 239th Avenue westbound from Anamosa.  Behind a stand of trees.  Residence.

Photographed 4/16/16

Stone City School House

The Stone Schoolhouse was built in 1898 and replaced two smaller schools to the north and south. It employed two teachers and eight grades of instruction. 1911 school census records an enrollment of 43 students. It was an active school until the 1947 when the area affiliated with the Anamosa system. It was later purchased for $100 by village trustees. Stone City residents raised $3,000 to convert the school to a present-day Stone City Community Center. When a new roof was installed, the bell tower and bell were removed and never replaced.

The Stone City Foundation

Photographed 4/16/16

Cass #7

NE of Anamosa, on the east side of Circle Drive (south of County Highway E23 and on the west side of US151), address 13804.  Highly modified with stone covering, facing north.  Second photo is more close up of the original building.

Photographed 11/15/15

Wayne #3

This school is located NE of Anamosa at the SW corner of US151 and County Road E17.
The first photo is of the west and south sides of the building.

This next photo is of the south and east sides.

Now the east side:

Finally, the north side, much hidden:

Photographed 11/15/15

Wayne #4, Center School

On the NW corner of X44 and County Road E17.  This school has been completely bricked over in one of the more amazing remodeling jobs we’ve seen.  Faces south.

Photographed 11/15/15

Wayne #9

On east side of X44 about 1 mile north of 170th St, address 17784.  “It was one of the last schools to get modernized and sold quickly when the school buildings went on the block.” (Steve Hanken).

Photographed 11/15/15

Lovell #5

Northeast of Monticello on old US151, just north of Richland Rd on the west side of the street, address 21993.  Roof was originally higher.  Students had to go to nearest house for water.

Photographed 11/15/15

Wayne #2, Langworthy School

Langworthy is a very small town NE of Anamosa through which US151 used to pass.  Now you have to use old US151 into town to 180th St and then turn west on 180; its address is 17782.  The driveway is labeled as “Old Schoolhouse Rd.”  The conversion to house is quite substantial, but you can still discern the school as the north half of the current structure.

Photographed 11/15/15

Cass #1, Hickory Grove School

Proceed north out of Anamosa on County Highway X31 to 180th St. and proceed east about 1/2 mile to Hickory Grove Rd and turn north; it will be first house on the east side, address 18404. Barn-like addition to the south side, garage and porch on east side, as well as modifications to original structure.

Photographed 11/15/15

Cass Center School

On the NW corner of County Highway X31 and 158th St.  Swing set still in yard, bell on the porch.  Additions to make residence.

Photographed 11/15/15

Hale Township #2

South-southwest of Wyoming is the small village of Hale, through with County Highway E45 runs east/west.  This school is on the north side of E45, 1 mile east of the village of Hale.  Old stone school with roof caved in.

Photographed 9/2/13

Jackson #7, Waggoner School

This school was moved to its current location from a couple miles north.  It is currently behind a house at 18216 State Highway 64, 2.3 miles east of US151.  And it is only a mile west of the preserved Antioch #6!
As you can see, this school is now used as a garage.  The east side has doors cut into it, and there is an addition in the back, but on the west side you can readily see the old school structure.

Photos taken on 5/1/11

UPDATE: on 9/10/20 a derecho knocked a tree down into the school. It most likely won't be saved.