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.

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