Springerville Schoolhouse

Round Valley's children learned their letters in this two-room adobe, its bell tower calling them in from the surrounding ranch country until 1950. Raised in Springerville's early decades and enlarged in brick in 1927 and again at mid-century, the schoolhouse anchored a Mormon-pioneer farming settlement tucked against the White Mountains. Its high-pitched roof and bell tower still mark the town's civic heart, a plain frontier building that schooled generations of Springerville and Eagar families before classes finally moved on.

What the plaque says

Springerville Schoolhouse. This bronze school bell summoned children until 1950. This 2 room adobe with high pitched roof and bell tower was added onto with brick, altering the entry and roof in 1927 and again in 1950. The school served the community 99 years.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Casa Malpais — steps away
  The Mogollon great house on the lava, and the catacombs sealed back shut
• Mount Baldy — 22 mi
  Dzil Ligai Si'an, the sacred White Mountain, and the summit you stop short of

More markers nearby

• Arizona Cooperative Mercantile Institution — steps away
• Becker's Transcontinental Garage — steps away
• Madonna of the Trail — steps away
• Baca Home — 0.2 mi