Collinswood School - Ponchatoula, Louisiana
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Big B Bob
N 30° 26.325 W 090° 26.446
15R E 745779 N 3370186
Built in 1876, this museum was once a one-room school house that now houses antique quilts, furnishings, clothing, early farming and household artifacts, and pictures on the history of Ponchatoula.
Waymark Code: WM7G6E
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2009
Views: 4
The Collinswood School Museum actually had it's beginning around 1876 when it was constructed specifically as a one room school house. Mr. Collins constructed the school house on his estate, approximately one mile west of Ponchatoula, to assure an education for his son. He then hired and boarded a teacher and offered educational training for other children in the area. The school operated in that fashion until around 1908. Grades 1 through 6 were taught in the single room.
In 1975 the Bicentennial Commission chose the "Collinswood School Museum" as a project, and the city of Ponchatoula purchased the building for that purpose. Land at the present Museum site was donated by the Edwards family to the city. The museum opened in 1976, and has operated continuously since then. The museum is governed and operated by volunteers.
The Collinswood museum is open each Friday and Saturday from 10 to 4 and Tuesday thru thursday at flexible times.
For information call: (985) 386-2221 or (985) 386-2533
Original or Re-creation?: Re-located Original
Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1876
Year the school closed.: 01/01/1908
Address:
Collinswood School Museum
165 E. Pine St.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana USA
70454
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: Not Listed
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed
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