The Oldest Wooden School House in America
The Oldest Wooden School House in America is in St Augustine – Why Not Flydrive Back To Tom Brown’s Schooldays?
The oldest wooden school house in America is sitting right in St George Street, St Augustine waiting for class to get back in session for you. The bell is ringing and it’s definitely time you got back into your shorts and cap and went and learned something!
It was in the Oldest Wooden School House that we talked about how nice it would have been to have had kids with us so that we could have tortured them with stories about “when I was at school……”.
Actually, not many horror stories would have been necessary since most of the things I still have nightmares about were displayed for the kiddiwinks to see for themselves.
A boy sits in a corner wearing the pointy “Dunce Cap”. Wooden paddles of all shapes and sizes decorate the walls. Incomprehensible algebra books lie open on desks. If they had had a school cane hanging up somewhere I think I might have passed out!
Now before you say anything – yes, I know I am showing my age here. But frankly, I don’t much care. This place had me more scared than the Ghost Walk in the evening!
But this is the joy of a Florida Flydrive. You can go somewhere, see something and if it terrifies you, you can drive away!
Outside of the main old school house building is a small compound with a few outbuildings. The kitchen is as absolutely original as the Oldest Wooden School House itself.
It even has traces of the original whitewash on the outside boards. They don’t make whitewash like they used to you know!
The compound behind the old school house itself is full of lush vegetation – tropical stuff like banana palms that give outstanding shade and keep the whole area cool and shady even in the hottest summer weather.
If you are a bit squeamish of wildlife though, you might not want to sit out here too long as there seem to be an unusually large number of small but fat-looking lizards enjoying the cool as well as you.
The Oldest Wooden School House is a small but interesting attraction.
Adults will have fun just remembering the “good old days”;
Engineers will have apoplexy inspecting the heavy iron chains that hold the whole structure down in high winds;
Kids will love ringing the school bell and laughing at how primitive schools used to be – not to mention taking photos of themselves sitting in the outhouse!
Something for everyone there then!
Admission:
Adults $3.00;
Over 55 yrs $2.50
Ages 6 – 12 $2.00;
Five or Under FREE
Opening Hours:
9-5 every day except Christmas Day.
Some days have extended hours – mostly weekends.
Call for details: (888) 653-7245
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