Dick Schoolhouse
South of the borough of Roaring Spring,
Pennsylvania sits a nearly two century year-old building known as the Dick
Schoolhouse. The schoolhouse was built in the 1830’s by early pioneers of the
area. The name of the school came from it being located on land owned by Daniel
Dick. It continued to be a house of education for locals until the 1860s. After
that, it served as a house of worship for a short time until becoming a private
residence and then later abandoned. In 1920 the schoolhouse and property was
bought by the Blair County Historical Society and is still owned by them today.
In recent years community members and the historical society have provided the building
with new roof. Talk has also been made to restore the inside of the school as
well. The Dick Schoolhouse sites on the corner of Route 867 and Dick
Schoolhouse Road.
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South of the borough of Roaring Spring,
Pennsylvania sits a nearly two century year-old building known as the Dick
Schoolhouse. The schoolhouse was built in the 1830’s by early pioneers of the
area. The name of the school came from it being located on land owned by Daniel
Dick. It continued to be a house of education for locals until the 1860s. After
that, it served as a house of worship for a short time until becoming a private
residence and then later abandoned. In 1920 the schoolhouse and property was
bought by the Blair County Historical Society and is still owned by them today.
In recent years community members and the historical society have provided the building
with new roof. Talk has also been made to restore the inside of the school as
well. The Dick Schoolhouse sites on the corner of Route 867 and Dick
Schoolhouse Road. 
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