Strawberry Schoolhouse

The Strawberry Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located in northwestern Gila County, Arizona, in the small mountain community of Strawberry. Built of pine logs in 1885, the Strawberry Schoolhouse is reputed to be the "oldest standing schoolhouse in Arizona" and now functions as a fully restored local history museum, complete with a late-19th century classroom exhibit.[1][2]

Strawberry School
The Strawberry Schoolhouse and historical marker.
Location in the state of Arizona
Location9318 Fossil Creek Road, Strawberry, Arizona, USA
Coordinates34°24′20.94″N 111°31′10.07″W
Built1885
NRHP reference No.05000422
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2005

The Strawberry School was formally dedicated as a Historical Monument on August 15, 1981, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2005. It is often called the "oldest standing schoolhouse" remaining in Arizona, but is closely outdated by the Arivaca Schoolhouse in Arivaca, Arizona, which was built six years earlier in 1879.[3]

  • The Strawberry Schoolhouse in 2003.
  • The front of the building.

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places in Gila County, Arizona

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Strawberry School" (PDF). National Park Service. 2005. Retrieved 2015-02-06. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Pine-Strawberry Archaeological & Historical Society: Strawberry Schoolhouse". Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  3. Arizona Historical Society (2012). Pima County. Arcadia. ISBN 0738595314.
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