Kendall County, Illinois Genealogy

Images of past school buildings and sites in Kendall County, Illinois.
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• Bell School, Seward Township. Built in 1902. Converted to a private residence.
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• Bertram School, located on Kane county side of the Kendall/Kane county border. Attended by some Bristol Township students. Closed in 1949 and converted to a private residence.
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• Big Grove Congregational Church, Big Grove Township. Built in 1835-6 was also used as a school.
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• Bristol (village) Grade School, "North Yorkville", Bristol Township. Built between 1850-1854. Now a private residence.
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• Bristol School, Bristol Station, Bristol Township, circa 1939.
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• Bronk School, NaAuSay Township. Built in 1862. Also known as the Carpenter School. It is currently used as a private residence.
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• Brown School, Kendall Township. Built in 1851. Converted to a private residence.
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• Site of Chapman School, Seward Township.
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• Fern Dell School building, Big Grove Township, built in 1892. Also known as Edgerton School and Neff School. Converted to a museum.
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• Fox (village) School, Fox Township. Built 1873. It is currently being used as a private residence.
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• Gorton School, Bristol Township. Built in 1866. Closed in the spring of 1943 and is currently being used as a residence.
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• Kendall School, Kendall Township, circa 1917. Built in 1856. Also known as Shepard School.
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• Lisbon Academy, Lisbon Township. Built sometime between 1844 and 1849.
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• Lisbon Academy, Lisbon Township. This is the south side and rear of Lisbon Academy, as it appeared in 2000. The building is being used as an automotive repair shop.
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• Lisbon Center School (right), Lisbon Township.
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• Little Rock (village) School, Little Rock Township. Built in 1858.
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• Little White School, Oswego Township. Built in 1850 as a Methodist-Episcopal church. Became a school circa 1915. Now a museum.
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• McCauley School, NaAuSay Township. Built in 1890. Also known as Whitlock School. Converted to a private residence.
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• Millbrook School (far right), Fox Township. Built in 1846.
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• Millbrook school, Fox Township. Replaced the prior Millbrook School that was built in 1846 at some (unknown) point it time. This building served as the Millbrook school house until the new two-story school was built in 1914. This building was moved to become a private residence in 1914-1915.
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• Millbrook school, Fox Township. Built in 1914. School started in 1915.
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• Millington School, Fox Township. Built in 1876.
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• Millington School, Fox Township. Built in 1919.
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• Naden School, Big Grove Township.
  This building was moved to its permanent location around 1851.
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• Needham School, Kendall Township. Built 1897.
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• Newark School, Big Grove Township. Built in 1868.
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• Newark Grade School, Big Grove Township.
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• Newark High School, Big Grove Township.
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• Oswego Public School, Oswego Township. Built 1886.
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• Oswego High School, Oswego Township, circa 1938. Expanded public school.
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• Plano Academy School Building (right), Little Rock Township. Built in 1854. Building was moved to Main Street (as shown) and converted to a business.
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• Plano Public School, Little Rock Township. Built in 1893.
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• Plano High School, Little Rock Township. Built in 1926-1927.
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• Plattville Grade School, Lisbon Township. Built in 1875.
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• Plattville High School, Lisbon Township. Built in 1928. Offered first two years of High School.
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• Plattville High School, Lisbon Township. Built in 1928. This view shows additional classrooms.
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• Site of Pletcher School, Kendall Township. A school was built on this site in 1855. It is now a private residence.
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• Raymond School, Bristol Township. Built in 1855. Also known as the Windett School. Now a private residence.
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• Sandy Bluff School, Little Rock Township. Built circa 1915. Also known as Tolman School.
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• Union School, NaAuSay Township. Built in the summer of 1846 or 1847. This building has been moved to the Lyon Farm, owned by the Kendall County Historical Society.
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• Weeks School, Lisbon Township. Built sometime between 1910 and 1911. Now a private residence.
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• White Willow School, Lisbon Township. Built in 1867.
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• Wynne School, NaAuSay Township. Built in 1901. Also known as the Todd School. Now a private residence.
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• Yorkville Public School, Bristol Township, circa 1915. Built in 1887. Enlarged in 1907 on the East side of the building.
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• Yorkville Public School, Bristol Township. Built in 1887. Expanded in 1907, then again in 1927. Currently known as Parkview School.
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• Yorkville Grade School, Bristol Township, circa 1960.
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• Yorkville High School, Bristol Township, circa 1960.
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