Chana School | |
 Chana School is an example of a fully restored two-room schoolhouse in Oregon, Illinois. | |
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| Location | Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 42°01′03.58″N 89°19′26.26″W / 42.0176611°N 89.3239611°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1883[2] |
| Architect | Joel Haymaker[3] |
| Architectural style | Italianate[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001369[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 2005 |
Chana School is a Registered Historic Place in Ogle County, Illinois, in the county seat of Oregon, Illinois. One of six Oregon sites listed on the Register, the school is an oddly shaped, two-room schoolhouse which has been moved from its original location.[2] Chana School joined the Register in 2005 as an education museum.
The schoolhouse was built in 1883, in the village of Chana, Illinois. Due to the elimination of the Chana School District, the school was abandoned by the 1960s. A restoration effort was undertaken in the late 1990s, ending with a move and refurbishment in 2002 and 2003. The building now stands in a public park along the Rock River in Oregon, Illinois. Its interior also features architectural elements which set it apart from the typical 19th-century schoolhouse. From a distance, the building is dominated by its bell tower.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Chana School Restoration Project, Chana School Foundation, via Ogle County Genealogy Site. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ a b HAARGIS Database, Chana School, Property Information Report, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2007.