1902 Floor Plan

Plan of a typical schoolhouse built in the early 1900s.

Floor plan for a typical national school in the early 1900s. Two schools, one for males and one for females, are under one roof. A stonewall divides the playgrounds.

© Mary Bowden

Plan of a typical schoolhouse built in the early 1900s.
© Mary Bowden

Plan of a typical schoolhouse built in the early 1900s.

Floor plan for a typical national school in the early 1900s. Two schools, one for males and one for females, are under one roof. A stonewall divides the playgrounds.

© Mary Bowden

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Take a look at the drawing on the right. This is what a typical school built in the early 1900s looked like. We can learn a lot about school life in 1902 just from this simple floor plan.

What does it tell us?

There were two schools under one roof - one for boys and one for girls. A stone wall even divided the playground. The toilets were in a building separate from the classrooms.