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"Limestone Bichet School and Privies in Kansas" by Catherine Sherman.

The Bichet School was built in 1896 to educate children from a French-speaking near Florence, Kansas. The school continued to serve the community until 1946 when it closed because of low enrollment. The last class had two students.

The Bichet School's architecture is an excellent example of the typical one-room midwestern stone school built during the late 1800s. Two limestone privies were built behind the school house.

The builder, Oscar Johnson, who was a well known stonemason and artisan, left examples of his decorative work on the quoins, cornices, lintels, the intricate arch stone where the date and "District 34" appears, the round decorative window and the bell tower. He was foreman for a rock quarry which yielded magnesium limestone. The rock was cream colored, it hardened upon exposure, was extremely durable and could be easily sawed into any shape.

The school is on the Na...

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