Iroquois County's Glenwood School is among 12 Illinois sites added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.  The school, near Cissna Park, was listed for possessing the qualities typical of one-room schoolhouses.

Colleen Callahan, Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, says 'thanks to the advocacy and support of historic preservationists statewide, and thnaks to the work of IDNR staff, these 12 additions help tell the story of Illinois."

The 2020 places recognized include a 150-year-old farmstead, the Champaign Downtown Commercial District and Wrigley Field, the epic home of the Chicago Cubs.

Glenwood School, Iroquois County, Cissna Park  was listed in the National Registry May 29, 2020.

Glenwood School was listed for possessing the qualities typical of one-room schoolhouses. Around the time the school was built, there were nine public country schools in the township. Today, Glenwood School is the only known schoolhouse remaining. Exterior defining characteristics of Glenwood School include a rectangular floor plane, symmetrical fenestration, low-pitched gabled roof, vestibule, and an entrance on the short side of the building facing the road. On the interior, the building’s open floor plan, plaster walls, wood wainscoting, teacher's platform and chalkboards are still intact.

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