Part IV - Education, a supplement to the Big Rapids Pioneer Newspaper. Used with permission.

FIRST FRAME SCHOOL BUILT IN 1859

The first frame school building in the county was a two story edifice built in Big Rapids in 1859 on the land given by (George B.) Warren & (Chauncey P.) Ives for this purpose, corner of Michigan Avenue and Oak Street. This building was afterward moved into the block just south (Transformed into a dwelling house) to make way for a brick structure.

Source: From an article appearing in the Aug. 2, 1930 Pioneer as part of the Diamond Jubiulee celebration of Big Rapids.

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