The White River Township District 8 school was located on David Heaston’s land in 18651. An 1882 map shows the schoolhouse at the same location2, but a new structure opened at the southeast corner of West County Road 200-North and North County Road 500-West a year before it was published3.
Over the years, the school was commonly known as Dull, Heaston, and Williams. The name “Dull” seems to have been what stuck with its patrons the most, as newspapers frequently advertised its reunions by that name alone4.
The schoolhouse closed in 1912. Its students were sent to the consolidated Lincoln school, which opened in 1909.
In 1914, the old District 2 structure was purchased by I.L. Poyner, who moved it across the road and to the south, where it was converted to a home5. Today, the has been added to and is used as a shed- the portion to the left of the tree with the window is the original building.
Sources Cited
1 Warner, C.S (1865). 1865 Wall-Map of Randolph County. C.A.O. McClellan & C.S. Warner. Waterloo, Indiana. map.
2 Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana. book. Chicago, IL; A.L. Kingman.
3 Hinshaw, G. (2008). A History of Education in Randolph County, Indiana. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
4 School Reunion (1923, August 27). The Muncie Evening Press. p. 3.
5 (See footnote 3).
The Dull Schoolhouse seems to be a particularly appropriate place for one of our famous road signs: “Slow Children At Play”.
I agree! It was to venture to and take pictures of as well!