The reconstruction of a historic Black schoolhouse is continuing in Chesterfield, with completion possible by the end of the year.

St. Louis County officials are piecing together African School #4 at Faust Park’s Historic Village. It opened in 1894, and county parks officials say it is the oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse for African Americans in the state.

Generations of Black children in Chesterfield made their way through African School No.4 stretching back to 1894. Today, it’s the oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse for African Americans in the state, according to St. Louis County Parks officials. Soon the building will be moved to Faust Park’s Historic Village, where it will be restored.