A Turn-of-the-Century School

The little one-room schoolhouse in Corolla, North Carolina, looks much the same as when it was built. Historians dispute that date with some saying it was built around 1890 and others placing the date as late as 1905. It was a private school for the first years, and then from 1905 until 1958 it operated as part of the Currituck County Schools. One teacher taught varying grade levels

In 1958, the school closed, because the number of students had dwindled. The building became a private home and later housed an exhibit on the wild horses of Currituck.  Beginning in August, 2012, it opened as as a charter school that serves a small, multi-aged grouping of children, still with one teacher.

Outside is the flag on a pole attached to the building, an old hand water pump, and I'm assuming the steeple probably has a bell. When I went by in April, I couldn't go inside, because they were having class, but, through the screen door, I saw them all sitting around a center table. It looked quaint - almost like a step back in time to Little House days.

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