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==History==
==History==
During the nineteenth century, Center Valley Grade School was one of seven one-room schools serving Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/register/viewSummary.asp?refnum=11000162|title=Center Valley Grade School|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref> It closed in the 1950s after [[Wisconsin]] eliminated one-room schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/center-valley-grade-school-to-be-presented-to-wisconsin-historical-society|title=Center Valley Grade School to be presented to Wisconsin Historical Society|publisher=Fox 11|accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>
During the nineteenth century, Center Valley Grade School was one of seven one-room schools serving Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/register/viewSummary.asp?refnum=11000162|title=Center Valley Grade School|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref> It closed in the 1950s after [[Wisconsin]] eliminated one-room schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/center-valley-grade-school-to-be-presented-to-wisconsin-historical-society|title=Center Valley Grade School to be presented to Wisconsin Historical Society|publisher=WLUK-TV|accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>


In 2000, the Friends of the Center Valley Grade School purchased the building. The group spent seven years restoring the building and returning it to the appearance it had during the 1940s. It opened as a museum in 2007.
In 2000, the Friends of the Center Valley Grade School purchased the building. The group spent seven years restoring the building and returning it to the appearance it had during the 1940s. It opened as a museum in 2007.

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Center Valley Grade School
Center Valley Grade School
LocationW5532 Center Valley Rd.
Center, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Built1888
Added to NRHPApril 8, 2011

Center Valley Grade School is a museum and former one-room school in Center, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

History

During the nineteenth century, Center Valley Grade School was one of seven one-room schools serving Center.[2] It closed in the 1950s after Wisconsin eliminated one-room schools.[3]

In 2000, the Friends of the Center Valley Grade School purchased the building. The group spent seven years restoring the building and returning it to the appearance it had during the 1940s. It opened as a museum in 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Center Valley Grade School". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ "Center Valley Grade School". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. ^ "Center Valley Grade School to be presented to Wisconsin Historical Society". WLUK-TV. Retrieved 2012-01-20.