At that time, small schoolhouses covered Greene County; more than a hundred were still in existence into the late twentieth century.

[2] Constructed on a limestone foundation, it is built of brick and covered with a metal roof.

[3] Among its most distinctive elements is the decorative brickwork that appears at certain points on the exterior; such styling is common on buildings constructed during Yellow Springs' golden age in the mid-19th century, but is a stark difference from the county's other historic school buildings.

Architectural historians have seen the brickwork as an indication that the school was constructed by local brickmaker and contractor J.W.

[1] Key to its place in local history is its use as a segregated school by two races.