Anderson Schoolhouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“Anderson Schoolhouse is a registered historic building near Ashland, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 1977-03-25. It is located at 1202 US 42 South, in Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio.”
Wikipedia article Anderson Schoolhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

one of 11 National Register listings in Ashland County · listed in 1977 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. SW of Ashland on U.S. 42, Ashland, 44805
When was it listed? 1977-03-25
Category. building
Township. Milton township
National Register reference number. 77001040 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

2 since 2019

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Anderson Schoolhouse between 2019 and 2020, burning about 1 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Debris and open burning	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
26 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	15259
6 November 2020	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	15943

Every fire recorded in Ashland County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 290 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 290 specimens collected within 10 miles of Anderson Schoolhouse between 1846 and 1973: 270 Animalia, 18 Plantae, 2 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. S. Percival, Auten, B Zahuranec & party and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Anthoceros crispulus (Mont.) Douin	1923	Mrs. Bayard R. Taylor	near Londonville
Mediorhynchus grandis Van Cleave, 1916	1846	P. Harwood	Ashland
Ammodramus savannarum (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)	1897	Smith, D. W.	Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA
Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult.	1897	Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley	Vermilion Township
Tyto alba pratincola (Bonaparte, 1838)	1900	Fuller, W. J.	Sullivan, Ashland, Ohio, USA
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)	1902	not recorded	No Further Locality Data
Valsa Fr.	1913	Stevens N. E.	Windsor
Conocephalus attenuatus (Scudder, 1869)	1925	Pallister, J. C. (John C.)	Vermilion River, TR 608 RM 62.1, 1.14 miles west of Savannah OH, Clear Creek township
Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863	1927	not recorded
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802)	1927	Drumm, J. C.	Long Lake, Ashland Co., Ohio
Trionyx spiniferus Lesueur, 1827	1927	Drumm, J. C.	Long Lake, Ashland Co., Ohio
Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758	1928	J. Shillinger	Jeromesville

All 290 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this property

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashland, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 47 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2000	Tornado (F1)	Ashland	4 hurt, $2,000,000	A tornado touched down on the west side of Ashland near Lindale Avenue then moved east along West Main Street causing significant damage and four minor injuries. The damage path was 50 to 100 yards wide, intermittent and nearly three miles in length. The most severe damage occurred a few blocks west of downtown. Major structural damage occurred to several homes in the area including one that had an entire side blown apart. Damage to the downtown business district was much less severe with most of the damage being in the form of broken windows and torn off siding. However, three buildings lost large sections of roof and a fourth had a brick wall collapse. The roof of one of the buildings was found six blocks east of downtown. East of the business district, the damage path was intermittent with only a dozen or so homes sustaining minor damage. In total, 112 homes and 20 businesses were damaged. Of those totals, 23 homes and four businesses suffered major damage. Several cars were destroyed and hundreds of trees were toppled. Six power poles were also snapped near ground level.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$300,000	A portion of a roof on a grocery store was blown off. The grocery store was located on the north side of Ashland. Trees were also reported down in the area. A survey team followed up on the report and found a significant portion of the grocery store's roof was blown off. Also noted was a barn southwest of the store that had a portion of its roof blown off. Numerous trees were down mainly between State Routes 511 and 58. Two semi trailers and a construction trailer were blown onto their sides near State Route 511 and U.S. 250.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Ashland	$250,000	Thunderstorms dumped two to threes of rain on the central portion of Ashland County in about 90 minutes. Lowland and urban flooding occurred over the northern half of the city of Ashland. A mobile home park was under as much as two feet of water during the peak of the storm. Many streets had to be closed in Ashland because of flooding. Dozens of homes experienced basement flooding. Several cars were also damaged by flood waters. State Route 302 was closed for several hours to the west of Nankin.
September 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$100,000	Straight line winds created a damage path about one hundred yards wide and about four miles long. Along this path, numerous trees and large limbs were reported down. Several buildings had roof damage, and a box trailer was blown over by the severe winds.
November 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs throughout Ashland County.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees throughout Ashland County.
October 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$50,000	Over a dozen large trees were downed, many of them on the campus of Ashland University. A tree fell on a house and adjacent garage. Branches from the tree punctured the roof of the house allowing heavy thunderstorm rains to seep inside. A second garage nearby also sustained major roof damage and a third house lost part of a back porch to the high winds.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$40,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees just north of Ashland. One of the trees struck two parked cars and caused significant damage.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$35,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and power lines in Ashland. A two foot diameter tree fell on a house on the south side of Ashland and caused significant damage.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Ashland	$30,000	Heavy rainfall occurred from numerous thunderstorms across the area during the late afternoon and evening hours. As a result, flash flooding occurred over northern Ashland County. Law enforcement reported that numerous state and U.S. routes in the area were closed because of the quickly rising and flowing water.
November 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs across Ashland County. Around 100 homes lost power as a result of the downed trees.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$25,000	Numerous trees were reported down in an area from just west of Ashland eastward to the Wayne County border.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees. A store building was slightly damaged by flying debris.
May 2011	Hail	Ashland	$20,000	Half dollar sized hail was reported during this thunderstorm. Several vehicles were damaged by hail.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees on the west side of Ashland.
May 1998	Lightning	Ashland	$20,000	Lightning struck and touched off a blaze at a house.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$15,000	A thunderstorm downburst downed a couple of trees south of Ashland. Scattered power outages were reported in the area.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$15,000	Numerous trees reported down in the city and outskirts.
May 2011	Hail	Ashland	$15,000	Thunderstorms produced a swath of penny to quarter sized hail.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Ashland	$15,000	Strong thunderstorms brought wind, hail, and torrential rain to Ashland County on the evening of the 14th. Doppler Radar estimated as much as 2 inches fell within two hours over northern portions of the county. The result was several roads flooded. Flood damage closed County Road 1302 between U.S. 42 and Township Road 753 in Montgomery Township.
April 2002	Hail	Ashland	$15,000	Dime to quarter size hail was reported just west of Ashland.
May 2011	Hail	Ashland	$10,000	Thunderstorms produced quarter sized hail.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$10,000	Numerous trees were reported down.
July 2006	Hail	Ashland	$10,000	Quarter size hail was observed. Also, several trees were reported down.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in the county.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs five miles north of Ashland.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$8,000	Large tree limbs downed and an outbuilding's roof was blown off in Ashland.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$8,000	Shingles blown off roof about four-miles east of Ashland.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and several large limbs.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$6,000	A line of thunderstorms moved across Ashland County downing a few trees.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$6,000	A trained weather spotter reported numerous tree limbs down from strong thunderstorm winds within the city of Ashland.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed at least four trees in the county.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one tree two miles northwest of Ashland and a second in Polk.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$4,000	Many trees were downed south of Ashland.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$3,000	A trained weather spotter reported a tree down at a residence.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$3,000	Several trees were downed and shingles were blown from a roof just northwest of the city of Ashland.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$2,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down at Brookside Park in Ashland.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees in the Ashland area.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$2,000	Three trees were blown down.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$2,000	Several trees were reported down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$2,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
April 2004	Hail	Ashland	$2,000	Quarter size hail was observed about two miles northeast of Ashland.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree.
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	$1,000	no account filed
June 1996	Lightning	Ashland	$1,000	no account filed
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	Several trees downed in Ashland.
February 2024	Hail	Ashland	-	Hail up to penny-size in Ashland.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	A few trees and large tree limbs downed in Ashland.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	Large tree limbs downed and roof blown off outbuilding in Ashland.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	Large trees downed in Ashland area.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	Numerous trees downed near OH-511 and OH-60 on southeast side of Ashland.
August 2023	Hail	Ashland	-	Hail up to half dollar-size about two-miles south of Ashland.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	Extensive tree and power pole damage in Ashland.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland	-	Two trees down about two-miles west of Ashland.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Ashland	-	Heavy rain fell over Ashland Ohio on the afternoon of the 21st. The rain peaked around 630 PM with 1.75 in 25 minutes. Flooding was reported across the area with creeks coming out of banks. Town Run in northwest Ashland flooded the golf course causing damages and flooded Brookside Drive. In Olivesburg water was overrunning Route 603 from a tributary to the Whetstone Creek. One motorists had to be rescued.
February 2019	Flood	Ashland	-	Moderate to heavy rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches across the central highlands of Ohio resulted in flooding of dozens of roads in Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland, and Holmes Counties. In Ashland and Richland Counties flooding occurred outside of the normal flooded locations. No properties were inundated. Most impacts were in Ashland and Mansfield.

Every storm recorded in Ashland County

Newspapers printed here

0 digitised pages

3 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

Newspaper	Published
The Ohio Union	1849 to 1854
The Ashland Union	1854 to 1868
The States and Union	1868 to 1872

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

From the nomination file

1,207 words on record

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

Description of the property

concrete block foundation and has a door centered on the north side. CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED RUINS XALTERED UNALTERED EXCELLENT FAIR CHECK ONE The foundation is rough cut sandstone block.It measures approximately belltower built of sandstone and wood.The first stage is built of smooth the south and east sides.Within the tower there is a single paneled decorativeshaped window centered in this area. The south face has a small three-part window centered in it.The window south side has been bricked in.Above the doorways are round arches framed panels.It is sided with decorative wood siding in a scallop pattern.
The last stage of the tower has half-round openings on each face.Diamond bone pattern.At the northwest corner is a.more recent gable-roofed one- The roof of this addition is slate. remains in the tower. There isa center chimne-rising above the ridgeline and visible down door on the east face of the building.An identical opening in the The Anderson schoolhouse isa nearly square,1-1/2 story brick building. The pyramidal roof just below the lintel, extends around the building. Rows of scalloped The east face has three 2/2 light windows. Stone lug sills, lintels, the face of the building. The roof is asbestos shingles laid in a herring- with brick voussoirs. The second portion of the tower has double louvered story, one-bay addition which measures 12' x 12'.
This section is on a DATE patterened and scalloped siding coveres this portion. has a slight overhang supported by a row of small wood brackets around the AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The Anderson Schoolhouse is an unusually ornate building for a Built in 1873 the building served as an eight grade school until 1700-1799 1873 COMMERCE ART ECONOMICS INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD LAW BUILDER/ARCHITECT EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT AGRICULTURE THEATER XARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY SCULPTURE MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE LITERATURE _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT MUSIC _COMMUNICATIONS _CONSERVATION installed.There is still no plumbing and outhouses are used. _TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE -1600-1699 presently the preservation project of the Anderson Community Club.
_PREHISTORIC -1500-1599 -1400-1499 use as a school or community club since its completion.It is -PHILOSOPHY _RELIGION 1938.From 1938 to the present it has been used asa 1ocal a small addition has been placed at the rear and electricity X1800-1899 _ENGINEERING -1900- _COMMUNITY PLANNING ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC single room schoolhouse.The structure has remained in continuous 10

The whole case file for this property - 1,207 words, 11 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 77001040, 11 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Myers Block--Home Company Building	2.9 miles	1997
Ashland County Courthouse	2.9 miles	1979
Hayesville Opera House	6.9 miles	1976
Kelley, William, Hardware Store--Hayesville Odd Fellows Hall	7.0 miles	2017
Vermilion Institute	7.2 miles	1978

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 77001040 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ashland County	All 11 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.