Taggart School, Wooster Township

Taggart School
Location
Canal Road Wooster, Ohio, Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Information
School type	One Room
Founded	1874
Closed	1939

General information
Country	United States

Schools in Wooster Township

History

The Wooster Township School No. 1, Taggart’s School, was built in 1874 on what is now Canal Road. Previously known as the white school, it’s red brick structure and bell tower was larger than many of the other township schools. The land of the school was owned by Catherine and James Taggart until they sold it to the members of the school district in 1878 for $250.

The Wayne County History Book Committee describes the school as having “one large room [which] had a sixteen-foot-high curved ceiling, a door in the front and back, large window on two sides, two cloakrooms, and a long stage with a big storage room in back of it. Outside there was a deep well with an iron pump, two lavatories, and a fenced yard with shade tree.”

Because the neighborhood was said to have been heavily populated one can only assume that there was a very high attendance from children within the community. Additionally, due to the high attendance rate, the class reunions for the Taggart school were said to have been record breaking with the attendance of 100 students in 1989. After the closing of the school in 1939, the building was sold for $1,010 , before being sold three more times. In 1974 The Daily Record interviewed the new family living in the old school house, the Steinbrenner. The schoolhouse had then been transformed into an actual house. Although, the external structure of the building had not been changed there were many new features within the house, like the addition of antique furniture that added character and charm to the old school building. One new addition, however, was the creation of built on room which was made for the Steinbrenner’s younger daughters; while their older children were said to have shared a loft overlooking the school room.

Teachers

• Mr. Watters
• Leila White
• Anna White
• Frank Taggart
• George Dunham
• Forrest Stahl
• Ms. Adair
• Elmer Lenhart
• Mr. H. Ebert
• Grace Koontz
• Ms.Becker
• MS.Ruth Sells
• Mr. Lowe
• Harriet Knight

Owners

• Steinbrenner Family
• Brant Family

What Links Here

• Schools in Wooster Township ‎ (← links)