On this Date in Minnesota history: July 28

July 28, 1912 - The cornerstone for the brick Komensky schoolhouse was laid on this date, near Hutchinson, Minn. The building was named to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 20, 2009.

Komensky School District No. 11 - Laying the corner stone, July 28, 1912*

The school was named for Jan Amos Komensky, a fourteenth century Czech educator known as Comenius, called the Father of modern education, because he originated the grading system of the elementary schools.

Komensky School District No. 11*

The end of the school year in 1959 marked the end of School District 11. At the last meeting of the school board, the majority voted to sell the schoolhouse to Lodge Lumir 34, Z.C.B.J. with the stipulation that the building be kept up and be available for community gatherings.

*http://kadlecovi.com/documents/Ron_Ondracek_McLeod_County_Towns_and_Institutions.pdf

Komensky School District No. 11 today

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain July 28, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.