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Not Only a School
District #1 School Restoration
Not Only a School
The school house is also available as an interesting historic venue for meetings and personal events. For more information, click below
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District #1 School Restoration
Not Only a School
Plans are underway for the 2023 School Days/Home Life program for students to experience school and life as it was in 1893.
District #1 School Restoration
District #1 School Restoration
District #1 School Restoration
The history, story and photos of the restoration of the District #1 Schoolhouse.
School Days Program
Properties on National Register of Historic Places
District #1 School Restoration
Students from around Dane and Iowa Counties have a chance to experience school and home life as it was in 1893
Downtown Walking Tour
Properties on National Register of Historic Places
Properties on National Register of Historic Places
While visiting our Historic Downtown learn about its history by taking this walking tour
Properties on National Register of Historic Places
Properties on National Register of Historic Places
Properties on National Register of Historic Places
Several properties in Mount Horeb are on the National Register of Historic Places.
District #1 Schoolhouse
The oldest school building in the village
The Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, Inc. is an all volunteer 501(C)(3)organization which has been instrumental in the ongoing restoration of the District #1 Schoolhouse at 110 N. 2nd Street, Mount Horeb, WI. The building is the oldest school building in the village and has been designated by the village board as a local historic landmark.
The District #1 Schoolhouse:
Provides an interesting place for community gatherings, concerts, workshops, meetings, exhibits, festivals and classes
Provides a warm and inviting place for people to host their own events, i.e. weddings, social gatherings, reunions, and local club events or meetings
Is a venue for field trips for students to experience a day in the 1889 District #1 classroom, with text books and lesson plans from the turn of the century
Invokes interest in the Mount Horeb community and its history and architecture
Fosters civic pride and protects the community’s heritage
Helps make downtown distinctive and original, making it a welcoming place for tourists and residents
Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, Inc. was formed in 2002 in response to the pending demolition of the District #1 School building.
The District #1 Schoolhouse in 1889, right, and as it is today at the top.
