The story
Built in 1893 in local pink-sandstone Richardsonian Romanesque style, the hilltop "Sandstone School on the Hill" served as Hot Springs' school for all twelve grades until 1961. After it closed, it was repurposed as the Fall River Pioneer Museum, which now fills the old schoolhouse with roughly two dozen exhibits of local history — pioneer tools, vintage appliances, quilts, and historic photographs of Fall River County.
Everything that was here
- 1893–present
Pioneer MuseumMuseum
A sandstone schoolhouse built in 1893 to educate all twelve grades of Hot Springs students now holds the town's pioneer-era relics instead of its children.
See the map in 1894 →
Did you know?
It served as the town's school for every grade, one through twelve, for nearly 70 years (1893-1961).
It's built in the same local pink-sandstone style as much of downtown Hot Springs.
The museum is seasonal, typically open mid-May through September.
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