1889 Territorial Schoolhouse

Edmond's 1889 Territorial Schoolhouse is the earliest one-room schoolhouse in the Oklahoma Territory. This formative schoolhouse helped to shape and create the beginnings of higher education in the region and other educational facilities.

The 1889 Territorial Schoolhouse on 124 E. Second Street is possibly the last remaining original 1889 structure in Edmond. The Historic Schoolhouse was restored as an Oklahoma Centennial Project by the Edmond Historic Preservation Trust. The Schoolhouse re-opened to the public on April 15, 2007. The first class of students to visit the historic site on the first Schoolhouse Field Trip was in the fall of 2008.

Many people drove past this historic site when it was the boarded up Sander's Camera Shop, not realizing they were seeing passing by an historic building. This special restoration project was carried out due to the efforts of the local Trust, local historian Lucille Warrick and a group of concerned citizens. Major restoration uncovered the original blackboards buried underneath Sander's Camera Shop interior walls. Years of hard work and dedication by the Edmond Historic Preservation Trust have brought the Schoolhouse back to its original function and appearance.

The 1889 Territorial Schoolhouse is located on the corner of Second and Boulevard in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Schoolhouse is open to the public the first two Saturdays of each month from 1:00-4:00pm and by appointment.

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