Historic School Buildings of Oconto County, WI.

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HISTORIC OCONTO COUNTY SCHOOLS
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Oconto County, Wisconsin

1912 Maps of Rural School, Church and Cemetery Locations

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Also see:

Historic Oconto County Township Schools Photo Page

"In 1875 there were 32 schools in the county, with a total of 892 pupils enrolled, including six in Oconto – five public and the new parochial school of St. Joseph’s parish. The others in town were the Washington school on Michigan and School streets, the Lincoln school on Jones and Adams; Jefferson
school on Second street; Pecor school on Center street, and the Douglas school on the southwest corner of Messenger and Gale."
Oconto County Reporter November 11, 1971

This would include schools in present day counties that split off from Oconto County in 1879/80.

If you have old or present day photos or histories of ANY county schools, even unidentified ones,
please send them to RITA

More Photos are always welcome!

Abrams School - Abrams
Apple Orchard School - Gillett
Bagley East Side School - Kelly Lake
Bayshore/Frogpond School - Oconto
Beaver Lake School - Oconto Falls North
Birch Grove School - Lena
Breed Central School - Breed
Brick School - Pensaukee
Brookside School - Oconto
Busy Nook School - Lena
Central Morgan School - Oconto Falls South
Central School - Kelly Lake
Chase Central School - Chase
Claywood School - Gillett
Clover Nook School - Gillett
Cottonwood Grove School - Little Suamico
Couillardville School - Pensaukee
Degan School - Oconto Falls South
Dewey School - Little Suamico
Douglas School - Oconto
Elm Lawn School - Oconto Falls
Fairview Elementary School - Krakow Fairview School - Oconto West
Flowing Spring School - Oconto Falls
Four Town School - Gillett

Frostville School - Maple Valley South Four Town School - Gillett
Franks (Settlement) School - Berry Lake
Gillett Achool - Gillett
Goldfield School - Kelly Lake (Brazeau)
Goldhorn School - Kelly Lake (Brazeau)
Good Cheer School - Pulaski
Grant School - Lakewood
Greenwood School - Oconto West
Grignon School - Berry Lake
Hall School - Oconto East
Hayes Graded School - How
Hickory School - Gillett
Immanuel School - Gillett
Jefferson School - Oconto Falls South
Kadlec School - Spruce
Kelly Brook School - Oconto Falls North
Kelly Lake School - Kelly Lake
Knowles School - Abrams
La Follette School - Oconto West
Lena School - Lena
Lena High School - Lena
Lincoln School - Oconto East
Lincoln School - Oconto Falls South

Linzy Brook School - Berry Lake
Locust Grove School - Suamico
Logan School - Breed
Louisville School - Oconto West
Low Valley School - Coleman
Maple Grove School - Oconto West
McDowell School - Oconto West
Meadow Brook School - Lena
Messenger Creek School - Kelly Lake
Morgan School - Morgan
Mosling School - Underhill
Mountain School - Mountain (was Armstrong)
North Branch School - Oconto Falls North
North Morgan School - Oconto Falls South
Oak Orchard School - Oconto Falls North
Oconto Falls High School- Oconto Falls South
Oconto High School - Oconto East
Pecor School - Oconto
Pensaukee School - Pensaukee
Pershing School - Lena
Peshtigo Brook School - Hickory Corners
Rector School - Abrams
Saint Anthonys School - Oconto Falls North
Saint Johns School - Breed

Saint Johns Lutheran School - How
Saint Josephs School - Oconto East
Saint Peters School - Oconto West
Sobieski School - Little Suamico
South Morgan School - Oconto Falls South
Spring Hill School - Gillett
Spruce School - Kelly Lake
Stiles School - Lena
Stiles Junction School - Lena
Sunny Brook School - Coleman
Sunny Lawn School - Berry Lake
Sunny Slope School - Oconto Falls North
Sunnyside School - Pulaski
Sunshine School - Lena
Theodore Roosevelt School - Chase
Town Line School - Breed
Valley Line School - Gillett
Victory School - Oconto West
Volk School - Oconto Falls South
Washington Graded School - Lakewood
Washington Junior High School - Oconto East
Washington Middle School-Oconto Falls South
Waubee Lake School - Lakewood
* West Klondike School - Kelly Lake
West Side School - Little Suamico

School Photos Without Names
If you know the name of any of these schools, please contact Rita

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Located at Ellman Rd. & County J
Town of Oconto
Photos contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Identified

Louisville School Page

Louisville School
Building Identified by: Kitty at the Oconto County Historical Society

Located at County T and Star Lake Rd.
Town of Doty
Photos contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Identified

Doty School Page

Doty School
Building Identified by: Kitty at the Oconto County Historical Society

Identified Schools

Please click on the photo for a larger view.

Townline School
Breed school
town of How

Townline School Page

St. Anthonys Catholic School
City of Oconto

St Anthony Catholic School Page

St Joseph School
City of Oconto

Taken 1892

Bayshore "Frogpond" School
City of Oconto

Bayshore School Page

Jefferson School
Oconto Falls West

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek

Jefferson School Oconto Falls Page

Lincoln School
Oconto Falls South

Lincoln School Oconto Falls Page

Oak Orchard School
Was on Windross Lane
in Oak Orchard,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek

No Photo Yet

North Chase School
Town of Chase

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Lincoln School
Town of Chase

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Lincoln School Page

Messenger Creek School
Town of Little River

Photo contributed by:
Bob & Rita
Taken 1999

Messenger Creek School Page

Hayes - How Graded School
c:1890
County M & Claywood Rd.
town of How

Hayes - How School Page

Bagley East Side School
Located at County Z and Ucil Rd.
Now town of Bagley Township Hall
Photos contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

West Side School
Town of Little Suamico

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Clover Nook School,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Mountain High School
town of Mountain
(formerly town of Armstrong)

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Mountain High School Page

Busy Nook School
6484 Fireside Road
Town of Stiles

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Valley Line School
(Private Residence)
Town of Gillett,

Built in the 1870's

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Goldhorn School,

Town of Brazeau Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Please click below for the history:

Goldhorn School Page

Meadow Brook School,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

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Meadow Brook
School Page

Pensaukee School,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Pensaukee School Page

Stiles Junction School,
Taken 2010
Replaced Leigh Town School in 1912

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

Please click below for the history:

Stiles Junction School Page

No Photo Yet

Sunny Slope School,

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Sunny Slope School Page

Flowing Springs School,

Photocontributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Flowing Springs School Page

South Morgan School,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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South Morgan School Page

Sunshine School,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

Please click below for the history:

Sunshine School Page

Sobieski School,
Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010.

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

Please click below for the history:

Sobieski School Page

Rector School
Town of Abrams

Photo was taken 1928

contributed by:
Bob Reim

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Rector School Page

Kelly Lake School
(Private Residence),

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Kelly Lake School Page

Sunny Lawn School,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010. Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Sunny Lawn School Page

West Klondike School,

(now Brazeau Town Hall)
Town of Brazeau

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

History contributed by:
Larry Grady

Please click below for the history:

West Klondike School Page

Greenwood School
Was on Krueger's Quarry Road
east of County J,

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Greenwood School Page

Hall School,
Town of Little River
(Private Residence)

article contributed by:
Larry Grady
and
photos contributed by:
Pat Drees

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Hall School Page

Built in 1879;
Photo from 1902
while still a one room school

Grignon School,
Town of How

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

Please click below for the history:

Grignon School Page

Franks Settlement School
Town of Underhill
Photo was taken 1913

contributed by:
Kenneth Strei
and
Larry Grady

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Franks Settlement School Page

Degantown School

Photo was taken 1953-54.

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Degantown School Page

No Photo Yet

Fairview School,

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Fairview School Page

Linzy Brook School
town of How

Photo was taken 1991
by Jim Holl

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Linzy Brook School Page

No Photo Yet

Four Town School
, Northwest Corner of the Town of Gillett

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Four Town School Page

Brick School

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
taken 2010

Built in 1870,, three miles south of Brookside and three fourths of a mile East of County Trunk J.

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Brick School Page

Chase Central School

County C and County S

Located about seven miles northeast of Pulaski on the corner of county trunk roads and district number six in the town of Chase.,

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Chase Central School Page

Claywood School

town of Maple Valley.,

article contributed by:
Larry Grady

photo contributed by:
RITA

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Claywood School Page

Couillardville School

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
taken 2010

Located about 7 miles west of Oconto on County Trunk J.,

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Couillardville School Page

Apple Orchard School

Photos contributed by:Carolyn [Ruege] Gipp

and Larry Gipp

and
Jill Gondek

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Apple Orchard School Page

Morgan Central School

Photo is after the school was converted into a church.,

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Morgan Central School Page

No Photo Yet

Mosling School

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Mosling School Page

Birch Grove School

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

History contributed by:
Larry Grady

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Birch Grove School Page

Louisville School,

Article contributed by:
Larry Grady

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history and photo:

Louisville School Page

McDowell School
(Private Residence)
town of Little River,

contributed by:
Larry Grady

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McDowell School Page

Low Valley School
town of Lena,

contributed by:
Ellen Burmeister

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Low Valley School Page

Maple Grove School
(2010 0n the left)

Article vcontributed by:
Larry Grady

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Maple Grove School Page

Jefferson School
Second Street
Oconto

Photographs and information
contributed by: Lee Rockwell

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Jefferson Sc hool Page

Goldfield School
town of Brazeau,
(Private Residence)

Photographs and information
contributed by: Jean Grosse

and

Larry Grady

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Goldfield Sc hool Page

Abrams School
Abrams,

Faculty and student body in 1910.

Knowles School
town of Abrams,

contributed by:
Laurie J. Wieber-Martins

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Knowles Sc hool Page

Stiles School
Photo date unknown, but certainly near or over 100 years old.
There are 71 people on the photo,
including the teachers.
Contributed by: John Larson
and
Larry Grady

Stiles Sc hool Page

Pershing School,
contributed by: Jilaine
and
Larry Grady

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Pershing Sc hool Page

Hickory School,
contributed by:Rick Hidde

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Hickory School Page

St. John School Hayes,

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St. John School Hayes Page

Spring Hill School
Spring Hill School is located Northeast of Gillett on County Hwy G, about 2 miles north of Hwy 22.
Photo from the Mark Cota Collection

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Spring Hill School Page

Town Line School
contributed by: Bill Fonferek
Town of How
on St. John's Road at Pecor Road,
north of Hayes,
is now a private residence.
Photo from the Bruce Paulson Collection

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Sunny Brook School,

contributed by: Jilaine
Michael Dionne
Larry Grady

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Sunny Brook School Page

Breed Central School
contributed by: Bill Fonferek
Here is a picture of the Breed Central School House. Its located at what was Old Highway 32 and Fonferek Road (now Central and North Branch Road). The structure is still standing and has been converted to a storage building. Because we lived across the street, there was alsways a lot of kids playing there. I was a little too young to be a part of the older kids activities. My sister Mary attended school there. We boarded a school teacher at our house by the name of Nellie Coleman.

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Breed School Page

Mountain Graded School
C: 1896
contributed by:
John Green
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Mountain Graded School Page

Logan School
Located north of Suring near Breed.
contributed by:
Bill Fonferek
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Logan School Page

Oconto Falls High School.

contributed by:
Carolyn King Laskowski

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Oconto Falls
High School Page

Oconto Falls High School
1908
From the Collection of Enid Gustin Keaton
contributed by: George Keaton

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Oconto Falls High School Page

Elm Lawn School
(Private Residence)
Town of Oconto Falls
2004
contributed by: Richard Labrosse

The garage on the right has been added along with the little steel building on the left. Where that little steel building is, the two outhouses stood. Other than that, the building is exactly the same with the exception of the paint. It is a brick building. Town of Oconto Falls, County of Oconto

Spruce Schoolhouse

photo contributed by:
Bill Fonferek

Spruce School Page

Suring Graded School -
Taken 1909
Please click on the page below for the history and photos.
more at:

Suring School Page

Gillett High School
C: 1912
contributed by:
Rita

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Gillett School Page

Lena School

1916 - Students play baseball during recess. In the center of the very left side you can see just the roof edge of the original one room schoolhouse was located where the present grade school now stands. The barn at far right was on the Ted Wilford farm. contributed by:
Carolyn King Laskowski
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Lena School Page

Map drawing of the Hart Store building also housing the first city school. Built in 1851 it was torn down in 1880.
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City of Oconto First School Page

City of Oconto High School Graduates 1886-1941

City of Oconto Schools Main Page

Mosling Public School
Town of Underhill

Brookside School

Building Remodeled and Redecorated
1937

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Brookside School Page

Kadlec/Spruce School
in the Town of Spruce -
corner of County M & B
Contributed by
Bill Fonferek
and
Larry Grady

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Kadlec School Page

Cottonwood Grove Schoolhouse - Little Suamico
1892-1961
Contributed by Gerrie Foster

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Cottonwood Grove School Page

(original photo quality)

First Schoolhouse -
Gillett
Built in 1865
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Gillett School Page

Victory School

Highway 22 and J
contributed by: Pat Drees

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Victory School Page

First Frostville School,
town of Maple Valley
Built in 1878 at the corner of county M and Z.
Photo from the Bruce Paulson Collection

Frostville School Page

Beaver Lake School
- March 1956
Town of Oconto Falls. Entire student body.
contributed by:
Carolyn King Laskowski

Photo contributed by:
Jill Gondek
Taken 2010

Elm Lawn School
Town of Oconto Falls
2004
contributed by: Richard Labrosse

Morgan Log School

Built in 1876.

Morgan School Page

Schools In Old Oconto County
(before the 1880 county split)
and
now near the county border.
(where county children lived close and attended)

Pound School, `Marinette County``Town of Pound` `Roosevelt School System Photo contributed by:` Jill Gondek Taken 2010	Coleman School, `Marinette County``Photo contributed by:` Jill Gondek Taken 2010

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