Little Red Schoolhouse (Beyerville, Arizona)
The Little Red Schoolhouse is a historic one-room schoolhouse located a few miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona, in the community of Beyerville. Opened in 1921 to serve the children of local farmers and ranchers, the Little Red Schoolhouse is the only one remaining of approximately two dozen red schoolhouses built in the Santa Cruz River valley in the 1920s.[1][2]
| Little Red Schoolhouse | |
|---|---|
 The Little Red Schoolhouse in 2015. | |
  Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Former names | Santa Cruz Schoolhouse[1] |
| General information | |
| Location | 7 Duquesne Road Beyerville, Arizona, US |
| Coordinates | 31°23′16″N 110°52′19″W |
| Completed | 1921 |
| References | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Red School Elementary | |
Next to the historic Little Red Schoolhouse is the modern Little Red Schoolhouse elementary school, a larger K–8 facility that replaced the original schoolhouse.[2]
A plaque at the front of the Little Red Schoolhouse.
The modern facility next to the historic schoolhouse.
The students and teachers of the Little Red Schoolhouse in 1921.
References
- "Appendix A: Descriptions of Important Historic Sites" (PDF). Archaeology Southwest. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- "Santa Cruz Elementary District 28: Little Red Schoolhouse". Retrieved 2014-12-15.
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