Genesco Consolidated Schools in Iowa
In rural Iowa we found Genesco Consolidated Schools and the staff dormitory.
The red brick building was built in 1920 and merged with rival school Dysart in 1966.
The three-story structure housed kindergarten through 12th grade before the merger. Declining enrollment eventually forced Dysart-Geneseo to close the building. It was sold in 1983.
Broken and boarded windows and vegetation overgrowth is the first thing you notice. Inside is old furniture, graffiti and moss. Sad old signs of a once vibrant successful school.
The front door was open and we looked inside. There were stairs leading up and down that were collapsing and unsafe. Through the broken windows, we could see what used to be the cafeteria kitchen and maybe a staff lounge.
Two videos of the outside and inside of Genesco Consolidated Schools.