Old School
by Robert Bales
Title
Old School
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Another presentation of Sliver City, Idaho. To see more of Sliver City go to the Idaho Gallery.
Silver City, established in 1864, is an historic mining town situated in the Owyhee Mountains of southwest Idaho. The school was built in 1892 and was used until 1934 when the county seat moved to Melba and the population rapidly declined. In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the Owyhee Cattle and Horse Growers leased the building from Melba School District. A private museum of memorabilia of Owyhee County and Silver City was maintained on the upper level of the building since the 1960s. With the help of the May family and a federal grant the building has been extensively restored and is open to the public in the summer months. The school is part of the Silver City Historic District and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Historic Silver City Foundation, Inc. owns the Schoolhouse..
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September 27th, 2016
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Comments (11)
Alana Thrower
Beautiful capture of this ornate old school building! So glad it is being preserved! l/f
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Alana for the nice comments and so glad you enjoyed the image!! Thanks for the LF!!
Jeff Roney
Congratulations, Robert! Your image has been featured on the FAA group “Forgotten by Time”
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Jeff for the feature and the promotion!! It is greatly appreciated!!