Antonino Explorations
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Antonino Elementary School (Betts residence)Address:
About this Exploration: During the Great Depression when local farmers could not
afford the cost of private parochial education, the public school district
built an elementary school on the east edge of town. Partly funded by the federal Works Progress Administration
(WPA), local men donated their labor to the construction of this two-story
limestone structure, with central heating, four large classrooms, and a foyer
and office. A brick addition was
later added to the south. From
1939 to 1974, two generations of local children gained their education and
exercised on the outdoor swing sets and baseball fields. After its closing in 1974, the school
served for many years as a township hall and 4-H building, and today is the
home of Alan and Rikki Betts. Visitors can easily see from the street
the lettering above the front steps that is still engraved in the stone - Rural
School Dist No. U-1 and 1939.
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