Perry Township’s old District 7 schoolhouse stands at the southeast corner of South County Road 800-East and East County Road 700-South. In 1874, It stood on land owned by Thomas Lindsey1.
The schoolhouse originally served Perry Township’s District 9, but was renumbered by 1881 when Elma Brooks was taught classes there2. While there’s no record of the school having a known colloquial name, it may have been known as the McCune, Flowers, or Lindsey school after the succession of Section 24 landowners the school grounds sat on3. It’s also possible that the schoolhouse had some other name based on its location.
The District 7 school was the first in Delaware County to consolidate when it closed during the fall of 1898 to send its students to District 8 on an experimental basis4. Four years later, the combined school, along with Districts 2 and 6, requested to close so their pupils could be sent to District 9 at the center of Perry Township5.
Today, the old District 7 school -expanded over the years- is a residence.
Sources Cited
1 Kingman, A.L. (1874). Map of Delaware County, Indiana : from recent & original surveys, made expressly for this map, drawn, compiled and published by A.L. Kingman and assistants. map, Chicago, IL; A.L. Kingman.
2 Helm, T. B. (1881). Mount Pleasant Township. In History of Delaware County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. book, Kingman Brothers.
3 Delaware County, Indiana. (1857 December 14). Deed Book 21. p. 109.
4 Kemper, G. W. H. (1908). Education in Delaware County. In A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1. book, Lewis Publishing Company.
5 (See footnote 4).
