Stone Academy (Solon, Iowa)

United States historic place


Stone Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Solon, Iowa
Coordinates	41°50′20″N 91°30′5″W / 41.83889°N 91.50139°W / 41.83889; -91.50139
Built	1842
NRHP reference No.	00001653
Added to NRHP	January 16, 2001

Stone Academy in Solon, Iowa is a public one-room schoolhouse believed to have been built in 1842, located about two miles north of Solon's town center along the west side of Iowa Highway 1, which was the Old Military Road linking Dubuque to Iowa City. It was formerly known as the Big Grove Township School #1. It is one of the oldest surviving school buildings in Iowa.

It is a rectangular building built of limestone from the McCune quarry about two miles away. Its interior walls are plastered.

It is currently a museum, open for tours by appointment only.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Robert Neymeyer (March 1, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stone Academy / Big Grove # 1". National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2016. with four photos from 1999

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