The Exeter School District was established in February 1920 and a one-room schoolhouse was built about one-half mile northwest of the village of Neuhorst (NW1-1-3W) in the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. In 1927, the building was moved into Neuhorst to the site of a former private school that had operated in the community. During periods of high student enrollment, the public and private buildings were both used as classrooms. In 1958, the district was consolidated with Kronsthal School District No. 2133 to form the Kronsthal Consolidated School District No. 1994. The former public school building was used for a time as a granary and, as of 2014, is still standing at the site along with the teacherage, which serves as a private residence.
Exeter School (no date) by T. G. Finn
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 74.
Exeter School (no date) by G. G. Neufeld
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 74.
Exeter School (1968)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Architectural Survey - Neuhorst 3.
The former Exeter School building (May 2014)
Source: Frank Kehler
The former Exeter School building (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
The former Exeter School building (June 2024)
Source: Rose Kuzina
The former Exeter School teacherage (May 2014)
Source: Frank Kehler
The former Exeter School teacherage (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
The former Exeter School teacherage (June 2024)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.00721, W97.74017
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kronsthal School No. 2133 (RM of Rhineland)
Altona East topographic map, 62H/4 East, Edition 1 ASE, Series A743 [UFS Reference Collection].
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
We thank Al Schmidt (Altona and District Heritage Research Centre), Frank Kehler, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 August 2024
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