The Old School House

For a generation this corner schooled Taylorsville's children. A red-brick building went up at 6200 South and Redwood Road in the 1890s as the 64th District School; it was renamed so many times in a few years that locals lost track, settling at last on Madison School. In 1921 the schoolyard passed to the Bennion Ward, and the building came down. Church halls followed, until 2010, when the highway department bought the corner and cleared it for a road. A single stone now stands where generations once lined up for class.

What the plaque says

Sons of Utah Pioneers The Old School House On this site, 6200 South and Redwood Road, in the year 1905 stood the 64th District School House. It was a red brick building consisting of two large rooms on the west side and a single large room on the east side. The name of the school was changed three times in a four year period: 1905 64th District School 1906 (September) South Taylorsville School 1908 (May) Madison School The Madison School site was sold to Bennion Ward, October 12, 1921. The following people served as principals of the school: W. R. Wilson 1905 - 1907 Elizabeth Bennion 1907 - 1909 Zeretta Frame 1909 - 1910 Clarissa Saunders 1910 - 1911 Emma J. Webster 1911 - 1912 Alta Stookey 1912 - 1913 W.R Wilson 1913 - 1915 Site No. 9 Taylorsville-Bennion Chapter, Sons of Utah Pioneers Dedicated August 1986

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• International Peace Gardens — 5.7 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature
• Liberty Park — 8.1 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 8.1 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Temple Square — 9.5 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Millrace — 1.4 mi
• Taylorsville/ Bennion Pioneers — 1.8 mi
• 1900 Baptismal Site — 1.8 mi
• Broom Factory and Wagon Train terminal — 2.1 mi