John Sherburne, taught the years of 1887-1889, while her brother taught the same years at Clark Street School. The Red School had two known teachers: Minnie (Lees) Hecht and it is definite that Hattie Sherburne, sister of Rev. The Green School had several local teachers: Jennie ( Corson) Wood, Elizabeth ( Corson) Angel Alice ( Shaner) Smith Minnie (Lees) Hecht, Alta (Wood) Albon, Ann Dunn, Ella (Collins) Koester, and others. The Eight Square School had a few local teachers: Charles Holloway, Anna Cummings, Eathel Wood, Mable Hovey, Maude Hertzfeld, Lillian (Smith) Corson, and perhaps the last was Grace Irwin. Being a wooded area and having much wild game, it was called "Rabbit Center." It now has two buildings, 350 pupils and eight teachers. Over a half century later the Dorr Street School was opened in 1900 with Earl C. The erection dates have not been established.
Ann (Clark) Files, who passed away in 1924 at 80 years, had attended this school.įour school sites were deeded to the Township Įight Square on Garden Road in 1846 Red School on Holloway Road in 1847 Green School on Holland- Sylvania Road in 1847 (now dismantled) Starr School at Crissey in 1848 (no longer stands) and Clark Street School in Holland in 1847. Anna (Barlow) Lawrence, whose death came in 1939 at 86 years of age, and Mrs. Mae (Walker) Holcomb, who died in 1941 at the age of 84 Mrs.
It had been closed several years according to 80-year-old John Shanrock, when he came to this area 70 years ago as a lad with his parents. The first school in Holland was a log cabin on Angola Road, south side, about half way between McCord Road and Clark Street. Taken from Lola ( Vesey) Merrill's book "A History of Holland, Ohio, 1829-1953"
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