The Central School

1731 — Richland Township received its charter.

1834 — Free School Act was signed.

1890 — Richlandtown became a Borough.

1901 — Central School was built. It was the last of the nine, one-room schoolhouses, built by Richland Township, and the only one built in the 20th century. It is 28 by 24 feet and was constructed by Milton H. Biehn at $988. It was built to accommodate the students of the Fairview area, housing grades 1st through 8th.

1919 — Improvements to the Central School included a new heater and pump organ.

1936 — The school receives funds for installing electricity and also buys a piano. After World War II, the Richland Township school board organized the nine schools into three clusters.

1946 to 1952 — The Central School accepted primary-grade students.

1952 to 1957 — The Central School accepted students from the lower half of Richland, grades 2 and 3.

1957 — The Richland Township area schools were consolidated into the Quakertown Community School System, and the last of the area's one-room rural schoolhouses were closed. The Richland Elementary School opened and the Central School was closed and privately sold.

2002 — The Central School one-room schoolhouse was donated to Richland Township.