New Era One Room School

New Era One Room School Living Heritage Museum/New Era One Room School Open by request year around . The facility then served as a community building for the Missouri Run area.

The New Era School was built in 1884 and served students in grades 1 through 8 until 1956. It was later turned over to the Wood County Association of Retired School Employees. In 1991, the Living Heritage Museum Project, a newly formed volunteer organization, acquired the building for restoration. The building was dismantled and moved 7 miles from Missouri Run to the Mineral Wells School campus fo

r reconstruction. The New Era School has maintained the integrity of its time with original desks, pot-bellied stove, slate chalkboards, oiled floors, pump, outhouse, and coal shed. Additional items make the schoolroom appear ready for Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic. New Era School Museum welcomes visitors of all ages. Come experience school in the way of the early 1900's. Informed docents will host your visit. Open by request also (e-mail [email protected])

12/13/2025

We are sorry to hear of the passing of Patty Hoover, Dec. 5. She and her husband were early supporters of our little museum

11/17/2025

Do you have 15 minutes? Need a fence paling replaced. A replacement is already cut and painted-thanks to Kay

Would you consider creating some decorations on exterior of New Era and area? That would be a gift to the Mineral Wells...
11/15/2025

Would you consider creating some decorations on exterior of New Era and area? That would be a gift to the Mineral Wells community

11/10/2025

Ideas on projects, presentations, programs, etc. are welcomed.

Sign along Rt. 14 has a replacement created by talented Kelly McGill.
09/02/2025

Sign along Rt. 14 has a replacement created by talented Kelly McGill.

08/19/2025

Computer and Facebook have been down for weeks. Sorry

08/12/2025

Computer and facebook have been down for weeks. I did something very wrong, don't know what. Total I T shop solved the problem!. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Kindergarten visits
06/16/2025

Kindergarten visits

Last day at Mineral Wells School. Kindergarten spent time at New Era One Room School museum
06/16/2025

Last day at Mineral Wells School. Kindergarten spent time at New Era One Room School museum

05/17/2025

We were privileged to host students from Ritchie Co., WV on May 15. Information from hosts Larry Maxwell and Colleen Redinger about early country schools was shared before a penmanship opportunity with pens dipped in ink. Play time recess with older toys and games followed. We welcome a chance to share our little school museum

05/09/2025

Summer Hours for New Era are 12-3 on Tuesdays June-July-Aug .We are also open by request.

05/09/2025

We are grateful for the donations to New Era on the Day of Giving. Our current concern is mending the area around the edge of the roof and replacing some slate on the roof.
We are grateful for the yearly sum from the Levy that serves to help utilities, propane, maintenance, insurance, etc. ( Approved at meeting of Wood County Schools on July 6.)
Let's be here another 75 years!

Address

1838 Elizabeth Pike, PO Box 340
Mineralwells, WV
26150

Telephone

+13048633583

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