Kansas Tourism last week presented property owner Clay Graber with a $25,000 check to go toward the revitalization project. Graber estimates the total renovation cost to be $150,000.
The Wabaunsee County District No. 1 Primary School at 38130 Elm St. in Wamego was built of limestone in 1879 and saw the education of hundreds of school children.
Graber owns and operates Our Little Schoolhouse LLC and has been leading the restoration project since September. He sees the old schoolhouse as a space “where locals and out-of-towners alike can come get away from the busyness of everyday life, enjoy small-town living and learn about the history behind this 150-year-old educational institution.”
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Clay Graber walks through the schoolhouse. Staff Photo by Lewis Marien
The project has already received some financial help from the state of Kansas after being named a recipient of the Attraction Development Grant. Staff Photo by Lewis Marien
Work was recently finished in a bathroom. Staff Photo by Lewis Marien
