Mill Rock School


Mill Rock School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Western side of 153rd Ave., south of Baldwin
Coordinates	42°03′31″N 90°50′21″W / 42.05861°N 90.83917°W / 42.05861; -90.83917Coordinates: 42°03′31″N 90°50′21″W / 42.05861°N 90.83917°W / 42.05861; -90.83917
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869
Built by	Abner Hunt P.A. Downer
Architectural style	Vernacular
MPS	Limestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS
NRHP Reference #	92000913^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1992

Mill Rock School is a historic one-room schoolhouse located south of Baldwin, Iowa, United States. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 12 are school buildings. This school building was built in 1869 by Abner Hunt and P.A. Downer. The stone blocks that were used in the construction of this rectangular structure vary somewhat in shape and size, and they were laid in courses. The window sills and lintels are dressed stone. There is a brick chimney on the west elevation, and two entrance doors on the east elevation. Having two entrance doors is unusual for rural Jackson County schools.^[2] A name and date stone is located in the east gable.

The school buildings was built in the town of Mill Rock, the first municipality established in Monmouth Township.^[2] When the Midland Railroad was built to the northeast in 1872, the town of Baldwin was established and Mill Rock declined. A few houses and the school were all that remained by the 1890s. The school itself was abandoned in the first quarter of the 20th-century. The building is now owned by the Jackson County Conservation Board, and serves as a community center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Molly Meyers Naumann. "Mill Rock School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-29. with four photos from 1991-1992

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National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Iowa
Andrew	Nathaniel Butterworth House DeFries House, Barn and Carpenter Shop Insane Asylum at the County Poor Farm Jackson County Jail Thomas Slye House
Baldwin	Henry Lubben House, Smokehouse and Springhouse Mill Rock School Mrs. Margaret Sieben House
Bellevue	Bellevue Herald Building Big Mill Homestead Building at 101 North Riverview Street Building at 126 South Riverview Street Building at 130-132 North Riverview Street Building at 306 South Second Street Dyas Hexagonal Barn George Dyas House William Dyas Barn Fritz Chapel House at 505 Court Street Jackson County Courthouse Kucheman Building Lock and Dam No. 12 Historic District Theodore Niemann House and Spring House Paradise Farm E.G. Potter's Jasper Flour Mill Robb House and Spring House Henry Roling House Spring Side Upper Paradise
La Motte	Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Narrow Gauge Depot-LaMotte Harris Wagon and Carriage Shop
Maquoketa	D.H. Anderson Building D.H. Anderson House Bassnett-Nickerson House George Cooper House Cundill Block Decker House Hotel First National Bank Milton Godard House Hotel Hurst Hotel Hurst Garage House at 111 E. Maple Street A.A. Hurst House Hurstville Historic District IOOF Building Mrs. Lydia Johnson House John Lake House Lyon Block Maquoketa Caves State Park Historic District Maquoketa Company-Clinton Machine Company Administration Building Maquoketa Free Public Library Dr. G.S. Martin House Merrero Building Mitchell-Maskrey Mill New Era Building Alexander Organ House Perham House C.M. Sanborn Building J.E. Squiers House W.B. Swigert House Henry Taubman House West Pleasant Street Historic District Seneca Williams Mill Anson Wilson House
Sabula	John S. Dominy House Savanna–Sabula Bridge Jeremiah Wood House
St. Donatus	Gehlen House and Barn Village of St. Donatus Historic District
Springbrook	Kegler Gonner Store and Post Office
Unincorporated areas	Canton Canton School Central School Garryowen St. Patrick's Church-Garryowen Otter Creek St. Lawrence Catholic Church Van Buren Township Polygonal Barn, Van Buren Township
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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