In 1848, Jonathan Roberts, farmer and U.S. Senator, built a school to educate the poor children from the mill workers’ houses on Croton Road, and for the pupils from the Henderson, Hughes, and Roberts farms. A ten acre site was set aside and the first school was built mostly from logs, lasting for 50 years. It was abandoned in 1917, and reverted under terms of its original deed to the Roberts estate. After that it remained abandoned and fell into decay. In 1957, the King of Prussia Historical Society initiated a fundraising effort to restore the old school. Today the school remains as a monument to historic preservation under the watchful eye and constant care of the Upper Merion Park and Historic Foundation. (Courtesy of the King of Prussia Historical Society)
E-History Fact published 2/19/16 Upper Merion Township E-Newsletter