Milton Hamilton deeded a portion of his land on Riggin Road to the Hamilton and Center School Townships in 18971. Soon after, officials built a schoolhouse there, which became known as Hamilton Township’s District 10 school2. It’s unclear as to whether or not the schoolhouse had a common name.
As per Milton Hamilton’s unique grant, students from both Center and Hamilton townships attended classes at the building. Unfortunately, the schoolhouse was only open until 1901, when students from Hamilton Township petitioned Trustee William Bloss to let them attend classes at Royerton3. The last teacher at the District 10 school was D.M. Lovett4.
Without a schoolhouse, Trustee John Dragoo of Center Township was forced to send his pupils to the Riverside school6 just north of Muncie. Five years later, students from the old District 10 school moved again when they were shuffled to Center Township’s District 14 school at Whitely6.
After the schoolhouse closed, it was converted into a home. John and Sue Readle lived in the house -then consisting of four large rooms across a single story- from 1930 to 19397.
The Hamilton Park addition was platted around the schoolhouse in 19388.In 1943, George H. Trego purchased the building and added a second story to its interior9.
Sources Cited
1 Delaware County, Indiana. (1897 July 26). Deed Book 90. p. 501.
2 Ellis, J. S. (1898, August 17). Our County. Its History and Early Settlement by Townships. The Muncie Morning News. p. 6.
3 A Country Commencement. (1900, July 30). The Muncie Daily Times. p. 4.
4 Kemper, G. W. H. (1908). Education in Delaware County. In A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1 (Vol. 1, pp. 237–237). book, Lewis Publishing Company.
5 (See footnote 5).
6 (See footnote 5).
7 Bowman, B. (Personal communication,2023, May 29).
8 White, P. (1938, July 13). Hamilton Park Addition. Delaware County Office of Information & GIS Services. plat map, Muncie, IN.
9 Wingrove, B. (1971, September 5). The Huxholds Live in a Four-Year-Old ‘Dream’. The Muncie Star. p. 11.
