One interesting fact about the Fairview school is that only 13 of the last 40 teachers stayed longer than 1 year. The school district was closed in 1954. If you would like to view the interior of the school, click here. The schoolhouse was dedicated at the Plainsman in October of 1981, as part of the Country School Legacy Program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The school is open to visitors from April to October.
Specialized programs utilizing the schoolhouse are available with advanced notice.
To contact the museum for more information regarding the District 66 school, other Hamilton County Schools, or one-room schools, click here Home Page Schools like Fairview did not have the conveniences that many of us take for granted today. For example, the heating system was a stove, like the one seen in the photo on the left.