The One Room School Committee
formed in February 1996.
Schmidt and Associates Architectural Firm
did feasibility studies and determined 1883 One Room School could be moved
four miles from Frank McClung's farm north of Pittsboro to the grounds of
Pittsboro Elementary School. Dana Dillman chaired the One Room School Committee. Other positions were : Marianne Ash-Education,
Judy Pingle-Interior Furnishing and History, Dana Dillman-Finance, Leslie
Hassfurder-Publicity, Bob Carter, Frank McClung and Larry Rambis-Moving
the school, Todd Scoggins-Architect, and Construction Manager-Tyler
McKinney.
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The One Room School Committee raised $50,000 by holding various
fundraisers and receiving grants. The building was moved in one day
to the Pittsboro Elementary grounds in Feb. 1997. State, county and
local police, local firemen, county and local utility companies worked
together to make the move a success!
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The One Room School Committee and many
volunteers began work on the building. Old wooden shingles were
removed and Tyler McKinney replaced them with new ones. Missing
bricks were replaced under the windows and all bricks were pointed.
The building was given a new floor, new plaster, custom made windows and
electricity was installed for lighting. Original wood was filled to
allow much of the original window framing to be used. The One Room
School Committee painted the interior and exterior wood trim matching
color chips of old plaster, etc.
A grant of $100,000 was received from the
White Lick Heritage Community Foundation that allowed the One Room School
committee to hire Tyler McKinney as construction manager and bid out work
the committee could not do. The restoration was completed by April
of 2000.
The first classes to attend were from
Pittsboro and North Salem Elementary Schools. After the initial
pilot program, the One Room School was available for other schools and
civic groups in August 2000. At that time the building was
completely restored and furnished with period antiques or reproductions.
The One Room School Committee is indebted
to all the individuals who donated time, money and materials for this
renovation.
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