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The Hopkins Schoolhouse, located off of <br />170th St N. and Highway 61, was <br />constructed in 1928 and served as an <br />“ungraded Elementary school" until 1962. <br />Students in grades 1- 8 attended Hopkins <br />school until the mid-1940s. From then on, <br />and until the school was closed in the spring <br />of 1962, the school served grades 1-6 . <br />In 1965 the property was purchased for <br />$3,500 by Oneka Township from the Forest <br />Lake School District. The structure was used <br />by Oneka Township as their Town Hall until <br />1972, when Oneka Township was <br />incorporated into the Village of Hugo; <br />forming the City of Hugo. It was then that <br />the City acquired the building. <br />The building was briefly used as a youth <br />center and a meeting place for Hugo Boy <br />Scouts. However, the building has remained <br />vacant since the early 2000's. <br />Source: A brief history of Hugo's one room schoolhouse. City of Hugo. <br />https://www.ci.hugo.mn.us/hopkins. Accessed 16 Oct. 2022. <br />WHERE HERITAGE <br />AND FUTURE <br />COME TOGETHER <br />The Forest Lake Historical Society is a 501c-3 <br />non-profit. Its mission is to collect, preserve, <br />and disseminate historical knowledge about <br />the Forest Lake area. The Society will serve as <br />the temporary fiscal and operational host for <br />the project as a new non-profit is formed. The <br />Society will then transition to a lead partner <br />role. <br />The Hugo Historical Commission was <br />established by the City of Hugo in 2002, and is <br />the second lead partner on the project. In this <br />capacity, they will initially serve on the <br />Hopkins Schoolhouse and Heritage Center <br />Steering Committee, and later transition to <br />serving on the board of directors for the new <br />organization. <br /> Both the Society and Commission, will <br />contribute historical content and artifacts <br />collected and preserved from Hugo, Forest <br />Lake and the surrounding area. They will also <br />lead educational programs that encourage <br />personal and community responsibility for <br />preserving our past, and foster understanding <br />and appreciation of our history. <br />The new Hopkins Schoolhouse and Heritage <br />Center will be the entity responsible for long- <br />term management, preservation, and <br />sustainability of the Hopkins Schoolhouse and <br />programs offered through the Heritage Center. <br />Project LeadershipAbout the Hopkins <br />Schoolhouse <br />Attachment 9