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Old School House Museum
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The Old School House Museum commemorates the rich history of the area around Lee Vining, a small town astride Highway 395 on the west bank of Mono Lake and on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The school house contains numerous exhibits on local history while outside are displays of larger mining and farming equipment as well as the famous Upside-Down House built by former actress Nellie Bly. The Mono Lake School House was originally built near De Chambeau Creek, about five miles north, in 1921. The last class recessed in June of 1942 after a new school was built in the late 1930s. At least for families made the old building their home. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bought the land and planned to demolish the building in 1987. Concerned area residents began the Mono Basin Historical Society and mobilized to save the building. The LA DWP donated the schoolhouse to the Historical Society and various individuals and groups worked to move the building to its current location overlooking Mono Lake on the east side of Lee Vining. The School House Museum was dedicated in August of 1989. Location: The Mono Basin Schoolhouse Museum is at the corner of First Street and Mauly Street, overlooking Mono Lake on the east side of Lee Vining, a block east of Highway 395. Adjacent to Hess Park. Mailing Address: Mono Basin Historical Society Old Schoolhouse Museum P.O. Box 31, Lee Vining, CA 93541 email: mbhs@qnet.com Hours: Closed November to Mid-May 10:00 am-5:00 pm Thursday - Monday (Sunday opens at Noon) Contact the museum for current schedule. 760-647-6461 |
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| The south yard displays mining and farming equipment. The brown building that looks upside-down is the Upside-down House. | |
 Part of a stamping mill. |
 Old mechanical shovel. |
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| Old Schoolhouse. | |
 Old Schoolhouse. |
 Old safe on display at the museum. |
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| Exhibits within the Museum. | |
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| Exhibits within the Museum. | |
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| Exhibits within the Museum. | |
 Upside-down House and mechanical shovel. |
Inspired by a children's story and a miners cabin that tumbled down a hill and landed upside-down.
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| Upside-down House exterior. | |
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| Upside-down House interior. | |
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| Upside-down House interior. | |
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| Upside-down House interior. | |
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