Mrs. Harold’s Schoolhouse 460737
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This is a historic 4100 square foot house known as Mrs. Herold's Schoolhouse. Originally a private school for grades K through elementary grades, it was recently updated. But if you listen carefully you might still hear the echoes of happy children's laughter. Split by a cental entrance hall, living and dining rooms are on the left side and the family room and side entrance hall are on the right. The ceilings are high with lovely crown moldings. The big sunny gallery on the second floor cries out to be an office. The large master bedroom bath has a seperate clawfoot tub and walk in shower. Original wood floors thoughout. The third floor is finished with two bedrooms, one has a private bath. The kitchen has been remodeled and has cherry cabinets, granite tile counters, and the original brick chimney that now has a Pot Filler Faucet for filling thos big pasta pots. Bank owned, can close quickly.
Address: 325 North Division Street Salisbury, MD  21801 US Community of Features: Several Fireplaces, large front porch. Fenced side yard. Stainless steel side by side refrigerator counter top burners wall oven dishwasher washer/dryer	Fact Sheet: Listing Type: Sale Property Type: SingleFamily Architecture Type: Historic Year Built: 1867 Price: $139,900 Interior Size: 4560 sq. ft. Stories: 3 Lot Size: .25 acres acre(s) Bedrooms: 5 room(s) Bathrooms: 3.5 room(s) Property Tax: $4,560 Amenities: Bonus Room, Formal Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Fireplace, Basement, Master Bedroom, Family Room School Information: North Salisbury, Salisbury Middle, Wicomico High School For more information on schools go to: http://www.wcboe.org/ Local Area Information: HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER (a local blogger) Mrs. Herold’s School Back in 1916, a Mrs. Herold started a school of her own in Salisbury, Maryland. This was in an era when the county school system had already been established and education was offered to everyone for free. Mrs. Herold had different ideas. Her private school offered grades from kindergarten through elementary and offered “high school preparation classes”. It was a private school and tuition was required of the attendees. The financial end of the school provided her with an income and insured that the students would get a better than average education. By the parents paying, they made sure they got their money’s worth and the children’s noses were certainly kept to the grindstone. Mrs. Herold had only the finest teacher. Bertha Adkins, a prominent Republican, taught there for a time. When the school closed down in the late 1940’s, she went on to become the Undersecretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Eisenhower. Many of Salisbury’s leading citizens passed through Mrs. Herold’s School. Some are still around to tell tales of their school days. When Mrs. Herold passed, it became a home again. Stanton Adkins, of E. S. Adkins, and his wife, Ellen, lived there when they were first married. They lived on the first floor and an apartment was made out of the second floor and rented. Mr. Adkins was related to Mrs. Herold on his mother’s side of the family. One of the students was a local named Jack Elderdice. One day when he was in kindergarten, he showed up at his home farther up N. Division St. When his mother inquired why he was home he informed her that he had “excaped”. I’m sure he thought it was much more of an
Last Updated: 8/25/2010
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