A step back in time
By Jessica Hardin
26 July 2008
A little piece of history found in Douglas County, Oregon. This building was built in 1873 and operated until 1959. It was used as a schoolhouse during the week and a church on Sundays. In some of the photos you can see where people had tried to keep this great little building in repair but to no avail. It has a spectacular little bell tower which has a broken off wooden pole coming out the top which may have held a cross although I'm not sure. I have always been interested in history and love things from the past and this building was a very fun place to shoot and walk around. While I was there I thought about what it was like to live back then, what the church services were like and if they might have held dances here later on in this buildings lifetime. There is an outhouse located behind and to the right of the schoolhouse/church and in the interior photo you can see where lights had been added to the ceiling at some point. A very neat place which will not be here much longer. It is very old and in shambles, ready to fall down.
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