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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Schoolhouse
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The Schoolhouse is restored to remind us of the primary grade children who attended class when Herbert was a child. |
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NPS Photo | Many rural Midwestern towns like West Branch placed a high value on education and built one-room schoolhouses for their new communities. |
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The one-room West Branch School was built in 1853. It was used as both the community school and Friends Meetinghouse for worship until a separate meetinghouse was completed in 1857.
Quakers believed strongly in educating both boys and girls. The Hoovers enrolled Herbert was in the school shortly after his fifth birthday. Herbert learned basic subjects including arithmetic, spelling, reading, writing, and science. Herbert also came to admire Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose portraits hang on the schoolhouse walls.
The Schoolhouse originally stood two blocks from its present place and was moved several times. It served as the primary school for the West Branch community when Herbert was a boy.
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A ramp leads to the entrance of the Schoolhouse. You must pass over a small lip to get through the door. The audio station is on the inside wall. A photo album of the interior is available at the Visitor Center upon request.
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Take a Virtual Tour
This is a stop on the virtual tour of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.
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Did You Know?
In 1874, the year Herbert Hoover was born, Ernest Shackleton (an early Antarctic explorer), Honus Wagner (one of the greatest baseball players in history), Harry Houdini (a famous professional magician), and Robert Frost (Pulitzer Prize winning poet) were also born.
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Last Updated: February 11, 2008 at 17:48 EST |