{"nrhp_refnum":"92001539","name":"Point School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6976 N. Vincennes Trail","address_restricted":false,"city":"Grant Park","county":"Kankakee County","state":"IL","lat":41.22274027100008,"lon":-87.63150728699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, front-gabled wooden one-room schoolhouse at the corner of Vincennes Trail and County Highway 19 in Yellowhead Township near Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois. It was built in 1854 as the school for District #8.","why_significant":"The school is significant locally under Criterion A for its association with rural education. It is described as a well-preserved one-room school that kept its historic integrity. A 1992 county survey found it to be the only known intact wood-frame one-room school still on its original site in Kankakee County, and possibly the oldest.","narrative":"Point School is a small wooden schoolhouse on the corner of Vincennes Trail and County Highway 19 near Grant Park, Illinois. Built in 1854 as District #8 on land deeded by Archibald Morrison, it is a one-story, front-gabled building with clapboard siding, a brick foundation and an asphalt shingle roof. A seven-foot addition in 1919 provided a vestibule and indoor rest rooms, and extra windows and a fire escape door were added in the 1930s. Children in grades one through eight were taught by a single teacher until classes ended in 1948, after which the building became a residence. It is now a school museum furnished with desks, books and maps. A 1992 survey of Kankakee County's former rural schools found few intact survivors. Point School was identified as the only known wood-frame one-room school still on its original site, and possibly the oldest, with its interior intact.","period_of_significance":"1854-1942","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: one-room school","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition; rehabilitated and operated as a school museum with period desks, books, maps and supplies.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.701451-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/8932/28893249/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/92001539.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001539/9b0aabfab9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001539/9b0aabfab9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jon Roanhaus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_School_(site)_NRHP_92001539_Kankakee_County,_IL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Roanhaus</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_School_(site)_NRHP_92001539_Kankakee_County,_IL.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893249","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28126086"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/kankakee-county/point-school-92001539/"}