Tingley No. 9

Official School Name
Tingley No. 9
Parochial School Name
Eighme School
County
Ringgold County
When Built
1890
When Closed
1941
Construction Materials
Wood
Current Use
Abandoned

The Eighme school (Tingley township No. 9) was built circa 1890 on land donated by Menzo Eighme. It closed on January 20th, 1941 and was sold at a public auction on October 22, 1951 for roughly $600. The schoolhouse was also sometimes referred to as the England School.

Photo credits: Photo #1: The schoolhouse in 2009, taken by Sharon R. Becker and uploaded to IAGenWeb. Photo #2: Undated, uploaded to IAGenWeb by Sharon R. Becker. Photo #3: Painted by artist Mrs. Jeanine Houk and presented to Eighme's last student, Roger Morrison. Uploaded to IAGenWeb by Sharon R. Becker.