The school building in Rockford that was built in 1899-1900 to replace one destroyed in a fire burned down itself on Dec. 22.
This building in the center of town had been abandoned for some time. The “new addition” next to it was built in 1922. A new school on the east side of Rockford opened in 1962. That school burned down in 1989, and its replacement opened in 1991.
Floyd County Emergency Management has a photo of the fire and the city of Rockford also has a collection. They can be seen on KWWL’s website.