Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site, State historic site in Lincoln County, Nevada.
The Elgin Schoolhouse is a single-story building that served as a school and included a small living space for teachers in rural Nevada. The structure retains roughly half of its original furnishings and equipment.
Rancher James Bradshaw donated seven acres for the school in 1921 after Lincoln County approved funding, and his son Rueben built it, completing the schoolhouse in 1922. A small addition for the teacher's living quarters followed two years later. It closed in 1967 when its last student finished 8th grade, and children were then bused to Caliente and Panaca. Restored at private expense in 1998, it became a state historic site in July 2005.
The site preserves a one-room schoolhouse where children of all grades shared a single classroom until 1967, when the last pupil finished 8th grade and local children were bused to Caliente and Panaca. A small 1924 addition housed the teacher, whose quarters sat beside the classroom.
Tours are by appointment only, so arrange a visit before travelling; the site lies in the ghost town of Elgin, reached via Nevada State Route 317, which floods damaged in 2005 and cut off access. The surrounding valley is sparsely populated, with fewer than two people per square kilometre.
The schoolhouse was completed in 1922 by Rueben Bradshaw, son of rancher James Bradshaw, who donated seven acres for the school in 1921. A small addition finished two years later gave the teacher living quarters. The building was restored at private expense in 1998 and became a state historic site in July 2005.
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