The Strawberry Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located in northwestern Gila County, Arizona, in the small mountain community of

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. Built of

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logs in 1885, the Strawberry Schoolhouse is reputed to be the "oldest standing schoolhouse in Arizona" and now functions as a fully restored local history museum, complete with a late-19th century classroom exhibit. The Strawberry School was formally dedicated as a Historical Monument on August 15, 1981, and was added to the

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on May 10, 2005. It is often called the "oldest standing schoolhouse" remaining in Arizona, but is closely outdated by the

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, which was built six years earlier in 1879. Strawberry Schoolhouse 44.JPG, The Strawberry Schoolhouse in 2003. Strawberry School2.jpg, The front of the building.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Schools in Gila County, Arizona School buildings completed in 1885 1885 establishments in Arizona Territory History of Gila County, Arizona School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona One-room schoolhouses in Arizona Defunct schools in Arizona History museums in Arizona Buildings and structures in Gila County, Arizona National Register of Historic Places in Gila County, Arizona

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