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Sodus District 22 Schoolhouse (cobblestone) aka Kelly/Bates/Pulver School

Historic Site #:12-114   (Exists)   Type: D,D1,E3 Town:Sodus
Site Name:Sodus District 22 Schoolhouse (cobblestone) aka Kelly/Bates/Pulver SchoolGPS Coordinates:43.23024, -77.031708
Address:6343 Kelly Road Sodus New York
Description:
This is now a private home. According to NYGEN, it opened in 1833 and closed in 1942.


 
Kelly School with its teeter totters outside. Photo from Clara Grimm1925 -1926 Class List. Photo from Bette Bugni
The Yohonn House after the Kelly School closed. Photo from Bette BugniPresent day photo from Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog
 
Historic narrative:



This is now a private home. According to NYGEN, it opened in 1833 and closed in 1942. After 1942, the children went to the Sodus Central Schools. After its closure, it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Yohonn and was called "The Yohonn House". See the photo above for its history after being a school.


From Sept ’21 to June 1928, you did wend your way

     To the Bates District for many a day.

Always enjoying your work:

     And never a duty did you shirk. 


 Poem written by her previous students taken from Clara Grimm’s retirement album.


District #22 Kelly/Bates/Pulver
6343 Kelly Road
Sodus, NY

Teachers

1833-date school opened
1834-1835 Abe Ketchum
1868-1869 Kate Poucher
1875-1876 Miss Berry
1876-1877 Miss Berry
1883-1884 Kate B. Armstrong and Adelia A. Kelly
1884-1885 Kate Armstrong and Adelia A. Kelly
1886-1887 Myron H. Proseus
1899-1900 Lillian Smith
1900-1901 Grace Sergeant
1901-1902 Grace L. Sergeant
1921-1922 Clara Grimm
1922-1923 Clara Grimm
1923-1924 Clara Grimm
1924-1925 Clara Grimm
1925-1926 Clara Grimm
1926-1927 Clara Grimm
1927-1928 Clara Grimm
1930-1931 Lina E. Plummer
1934-1935 Betty Hill
1935-1936 Betty Hill
1936-1937 Leola VanLare Keefe
1937-1938 Leola VanLare Keefe
1938-1939 Leola VanLare Keefe
1939-1940 Leola VanLare Keefe
1940-1941 Leola A. Keefe
1941-1942 Leola Keefe





References:

Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog

NYGEN Town of Sodus Teachers web page

Clara Grimm Album