Jan 2018
We officially have a One Room School House! Many, many thanks to all who participated over the last six months: Michael, the Boy Scouts, their parents, and especially Ken Samen who spent many a solitary day demolishing. Thank you all for all the your work! Scroll down and see the step-by-step progress!
Dug out the non-original window wells, and filled in with stone and cement. The finish coat will be applied in the Spring:
Summer 2017 / Winter 2017
In the Fall of 2017, the 10 Folly Road School House restoration continued. During October and November, a blitz took place, the exterior and the interior where overhauled. The shutters where repaired and painted, along with the exterior walls of the school house and the porch columns. The 2nd story window was also removed and the cemented up to be inline with the original school house structure.
Part of the former 2nd floor was removed and the Tree Removal Company was here to take down the dead Ash trees in the back:
Most of the first floor has been cleared. Aside from the stairs and the center wall. The stairs and the center wall will be removed once the second floor is completely removed:
Old 2nd Floor is now completely removed leaving only the joists:
Old second floor is history, gone, no more.... Saved some lumber that we will be able to use elsewhere. Hopefully a boy scout will be doing his Eagle Scout project in the upcoming weeks, which will include taking down all the remaining stud walls, removing the stairs, filling in the window will windows with stone and cement, and putting all the garbage in a dumpster. After this... We will officially have a "One Room Schoolhouse".....
FALL 2016 / Summer 2017
You may have noticed some changes at the one room schoolhouse located at 10 Folly Road (the corner of Folly Road and County Line Road). In just the past year, the Warrington Historical Society has worked with area Boy Scouts, on their quest to become an Eagle Scout, volunteers, and contractors to stabilize the building.
Here is a list of some of changes:
- The modern brick chimney, located in the back corner was removed and the roof was patched as part of an Eagle Scout project.
- The back corner exterior walls, where the chimney was located, was repointed and stuccoed by a Warrington resident volunteer.
- The entire exterior was repainted with several coats of white paint as part of an Eagle Scout project.
- The shutters were removed, stripped, stabilized, and repainted red.
- Unseen by the passing cars, roof rafters removed when the one room schoolhouse was converted into a two story residence were replaced and reinstalled.
By the end of 2016, the Society hopes that the following planned projects will be completed:
- Close the non-original window openings with mortar and stone.
- Clean, patch and paint the roof red in color.
Once these projects are complete, the exterior of the school house will appear as it did from 1872 to 1928, when the locals proudly referred to the school as Red Top College.
The following projects are in the planning stages for 2017-2018:
- Remove interior second floor.
- Obtain and install period correct widows.
- Construct and install belfry.
- Replace the doors
- Obtain and install historic stove.
- Construct and install teacher’s platform.
Once completed, the Society plans to hold meetings and open the schoolhouse to area schools to educate students on early education methods. Many have helped us get to this point and many more will be need to complete these projects. Can you help? Will you help?? The Society meets at 8 PM the second Monday each month at the township building, directly have the WHS Commission meeting. . You can also help by purchasing our two different picture history books or an authentic Warrington William Penn Oak pen. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and need everyone’s help in raising funds and service projects.
For more information,
- email us at warringtonhistoricalsociety@gmail.com,
- visit us on Facebook at Warrington (Township) Historical Society,
- or our webpage WarringtonHistoricalSociety.org,
- send us a letter at PO Box 706, Warrington, PA 18976
- or inquire at the Township Building
