#20: Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse Tour Stop 3: Restoration
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Restoration of the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse at Tallgrass Prairie NPres
Restoring the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse
After the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse reverted back to the Davis Ranch in 1946, it was used for a time as a residence by some of the ranch's employees. in 1950 a tornado or windstorm collapsed the original roof and roofline. The roofline was repaired when the ranch was owned by the Davis, Nolan, Merrill Grain Company and a tin roof applied. The schoolhouse was then used to store hay.
In 1968, the fourteen garden clubs in the Mideast District of the Garden Clubs of America, selected the restoration of the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse as their special project. After the approval of the ranch owner at that time, the Davis, Nolan, Merrill Grain Company, the clubs raised the funds and restored the building to as close to its original 1882 configuration as possible.
The Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1974.