Cranberry to Demolish Century-Old Johnston School House
Despite efforts to the save the building, the cost to restore the decaying school house are deemed impractical.
Although they gave it their best shot, Roy Wagner said members of the Cranberry Historical Society were unable to save the decaying 162-year-old Johnston School House in Cranberry from the wrecking ball. “We don’t want to see the building go down, but we can’t take it on,” he said. Cranberry originally planned to demolish the one-room building, which has fallen into disrepair, in December unless a better solution was found. After a detailed engineering study, as well as discussions with residents and members of the historical society, the township found restoring the schoolhouse was not a practical option, officials said. Located on Mars-Criders Road behind the Target, the Johnston School House has serious structural issues, including …
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Dale Redback
10:20 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
It's old and unsafe. It's not worth vesting the money into it to fix it. Therefore it only makes sense to tear it down. more ›