Churchville School

Churchville School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Churchville School in 2011
Location:	3N 784 Church Rd. Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Coordinates:	41°56′5″N 87°57′13″W / 41.93472°N 87.95361°W / 41.93472; -87.95361Coordinates: 41°56′5″N 87°57′13″W / 41.93472°N 87.95361°W / 41.93472; -87.95361
Built:	1846
Architectural style:	Greek Revival[1]
Governing body:	Elmhurst, Illinois
NRHP Reference#:	99000114[1]
Added to NRHP:	February 5, 1999[1]

Churchville School, also known as Fischer School, is a school located in unincorporated Bensenville, Illinois. Originally part of a schoolhouse for the original settlers of Addison Township, the first known date of use was 1846. Designated into Illinois School District #3, the land that the school was built on was donated by August Fisher. Classes were routinely held in the building until 1931. An Evangelical Lutheran church and a school for German-speaking children were also built on the grounds, but both were destroyed in a 1924 fire.

The building continued to see usage as a meeting place for organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, and served as a polling station. In order to continue to qualify as a member of District #3, classes were held once annually until 1950, when the ownership of the school reverted to the Fisher family. Renovations occurred over a two year span starting in 1967, and a local historic society began giving occasional tours of the school. Later, Elmhurst School District #205 began to maintain the building and offered regular tours. In 1999, it was added to the list of the National Register of Historic Places. The ownership of the school was given to the town of Elmhurst in 2001.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} NRIS Database^{[dead link]}, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved October 2006.