A old well preserved school house and historical information as follows:
Rapps school house was a counry school established in 1870 and closed in 1959.The first school building was a wooden structure 18 feet by 25 feet for $175.00. The first teacher in 1873 was T.E. Hathaway. In 1929 the present red-brick building was constructed.A modern one room school containing a full basement with a hand pump for water and a coal furnace, library and 40 desks of different sizes.
Initially , school was held 3 months in the summer with a female teacher and 4 months in the winter with a male teacher. Later, a five and one half month session was established and thenin the 1900's an eight month session.
School operation was discontinue in April 1959 with 5 students enrolled.
The Rapp School Preservation Association was formed in 1992 with the motto, "Save The Best Of The Past For The Future." The building structure was repaired with contributions from many former students and others plus grants frwom W.S.and E.C. Jones Trust.
In 1995 the Rapp School building containing educational material and books used since 1929 and the School Yard were listed as a Statwe Historic Site and then placed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Living history days are conducted for local school children and other groups, Community activities, family functions and individual tours and be scheduled with RSPA members.
Rapp School District citizens,alumni, friends, the Grant Township Trustees, and the Rapp Schol Preservation Association work to preserve the school and grounds and promote the study and understanding an important of our nations education history.
CONGRATULATIONS to Ghostiegal for FTF!!!