Eggleston School
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Eggleston School
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 Location within the state of Michigan
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| Location: | 10539 Nolan Road Nester Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: | 44°11′47″N 84°28′41″W / 44.19639°N 84.47806°WCoordinates: 44°11′47″N 84°28′41″W / 44.19639°N 84.47806°W |
| Built: | 1934 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 96000368[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | April 4, 1996 |
| Designated MSHS: | February 29, 1996[2] |
The Eggleston School is former school and current private residential structure located at the 10539 Nolan Road in rural Nester Township in southeastern Roscommon County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on February 29, 1996 and soon after added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1996.[1][2] It is the only property in Roscommon County listed on the National Register and one of only four county properties designated as a Michigan Historic Site — along with Gerrish Township Information Site, Pioneer House, and Turney House.[3]
Located at the corner of Nolan Road and Muma Road in section 19 of the very sparsely populated Nester Township, the masonry structure was built in 1934 to serve as a schoolhouse for the few residents of the township. The school included two classrooms upstairs and large open space on the first floor as a gymnasium, auditorium, and cafeteria. The school and its property were financed by the township's largest landowner, Mary Eggleston.[2] It stands on five acres (2.3 ha) of land that also includes a small cemetery, which contains only three graves, located near the structure.[4] At some point, the school was decommissioned and converted into a private residential structure.[2] The few students in the area now attend Houghton Lake Community Schools about 20 miles (32 km) northwest in Houghton Lake.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. February 11, 2011. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b c d State of Michigan (2009). "Eggleston School". http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/43424.htm. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Michigan Historic Sites Online: Roscommon County". http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/advancematch.asp?ctype=county&cname=&cnty=Roscommon. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ Find a Grave (2011). "Nester Township Cemetery". http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2303960. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
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