• Stones from Augusta, Kansas. 1890 construction
• Bell Tower (1983 wooden replica of the original)
• Entrance framed by twin towers similar to a castle, with a stone arch over the entrance
• Intricate design on the pushplates of the inside front doors
• Originally the only way into or out of the building, there were no fire escapes
• Bell rope (permission needed to ring the bell)
• Inside alcoves for waterbuckets - there was a bucket and a cup in each of these niches, one for the girls and one for the boys. Students would fill the cup, get a drink and pass it on.

The Two Halves of the School

• Back (west) half of the building is the 1911 addition with style changes
• Door of 1890s Room has very plain woodwork above it
• Door of School Furniture Room has extra mouldings
• Door to the 1890 cloak room has a very high archway
• Door to the 1911 cloak room has a much shorter archway
• Corner guards on the two sides of the school do not match
• 1890 stairway railing is a curved piece of wood attached to the wall
• 1911 railing is a straight piece of wood with brass brackets
• 1890 banister is curved
• 1911 banister is very straight
• 1890 newel posts are curvilinear
• 1911 newel posts are square
• 1890 newel caps on the posts are gone except for one on the wall outside the original principal's office (second floor)