Found this by chance a few weeks ago in rural Alberta on my way back from Wainwright, Alberta. It is in a field with three horses. The horses were nosy and came up to the fence to investigate. Two of them were friendly enough to get scratched behind the ears. The other was suspicious enough not to get any closer. That one missed out.
Remains of a lightning rod on the roof.
This one looks somewhat stately and/or modern but still has the classic lines of a country school. Nice find.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the Provincial Archives, this school was "Sydenham School - School District No. 1869, Wainwright - Thirty-four Pupil One Room School with Full Basement, Toilets, Etc., Frame Construction" so pretty advanced in its construction. Served grades 1-9. The fact is it still standing upright is interesting given its age (almost 100 years).
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t find this schoolhouse when i was up here, found Sligo School, i drove everywhere in the quarter section without any luck
ReplyDeleteMy father and his siblings attended school there in the 1930s. It was unusual in that it had a gas-fired furnace and indoor plumbing. He reported that at some point the indoor plumbing ceased to function and they had to go back to the more usual outhouse.
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