Lanesfield School

The Lanesfield School is a historic limestone one-room school in Edgerton, Kansas that operated as a school from 1869 to 1963. The school is an example of the one-room schoolhouses that served much of rural America during the nineteenth century, and it is the only remaining structure from the former town of Lanesfield, which served as a mail stop along the Pony Express and Santa Fe Trail. The school was converted into a museum in 1967.[1][2][3] The school is located on the Lanesfield Historic Site that includes the schoolhouse, four outbuildings, and a modern visitors center.[3]

Lanesfield School
The Lanesfield School in 2012
Lanesfield School is located in Kansas
Lanesfield School
Lanesfield School is located in the United States
Lanesfield School
Location18745 S. Dillie Road, Edgerton, Kansas
Coordinates38°47′22″N 94°59′33″W
Built1869 (1869)
NRHP reference No.88001902[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1988

References

  1. "National Register Information System  Lanesfield School (#88001902)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  2. "Lanesfield School". Santa Fe Trail Sites-Santa Fe Trail Historic Sites. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  3. "Lanesfield Historic Site". Johnson County Park & Recreation. Retrieved October 29, 2022.


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