The first school in the Fishing Creek area was built in the early 1800s on Fulling Mill Road, about a mile north of the current site.

It was used as a community center, supporting such activities as the Zobo Band, the Church Junior League, and neighborhood Saturday evening meetings.

[5] The new school was built on land donated by the Matthews family, with the basic structural form being adapted from plans for a church.

In 1926, the Fishing Creek School was sold at public auction and subsequently purchased by the Leckey family as a summer home.

The Leckey family sought to preserve the school, and it was listed on the National and State Historic Registers in 1980.