Constructed in 1882, and used for classes from 1884 to 1930, the 24 foot by 30 foot stone building with cypress woodwork and pine flooring is located on a site provided by rancher Steve F. Jones.[1][2] Stonemason David Rettiger constructed the building using limestone from the nearby Barney Lantry quarries.[2]
In 1946-1947 the school district dissolved and the property deed reverted to the ranch owner.[2] The building was used as housing for the ranch and later hay storage.[3] In 1968, local garden clubs sought permission from ranch owners, the Davis-Noland-Merrill Grain Company, to restore the building.[3] After several years of restoration work, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1974.[4] In 1994, the property was purchased by the National Park Trust and on September 20, 2002, ownership of the schoolhouse and surrounding site was transferred to the National Park Service.[5][6]
