Prairie View School building moved to Waverly location

The long-dormant Prairie View School building has been moved into the town of Waverly in a project which has been in the works for several years. The building was actually cut in sections then moved approximately five miles to a new foundation on a lot at the south end of Waverly.

The sections were reassembled on the foundaton with new roof trusses and a roof added on the top.

“The roof and the floor were in the worst shape. They went pretty fast once water was allowed in the building,” according to Glenn Leitz, one of the key organizers of the project.

The belfry on the old school building wa...