Prill School, also known as the Prill School Museum, is a historic

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building located in Henry Township near

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. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, rectangular, red brick building topped by a

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gable roof. The Prill School closed in 1925. The school was restored in 1971 by a group of local citizens and opened to visitors as a museum. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1981.

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