The story of the one room school begins when the old log school at Summit, Kentucky, with its split log benches and dirt floor were found no longer acceptable to the Hardin County community. In the spring of 1892, it was decided that a new building was needed and construction of what was to be known as the finest school in the county was begun.
During most of its years, the school was operated under the supervision of a trustee, who was elected by vote, and was responsible for hiring the teacher, seeing that adequate supplies were available, and keeping the building in repair. With the formation of the Board of Education, a trustee was no longer necessary.
It is believed that Miss Sallie Graham was the first teacher at the school's opening on July 7, 1892. At that time, 80 to 100 students attended. By the end of World War II, attendance was as little as 15. The school finally closed its doors in 1953. For twenty years the schoolhouse was virtually forgotten. Then several local groups became interested in its preservation.
In September, 1978, the schoolhouse was relocated to Freeman Lake Park in Elizabethtown. The renovation began in 1980 and on July 11, 1982 the school was rededicated.
