The Bradfordville School is a white, one-story wood framed vernacular structure and represents a typical one-room school

One-room school

One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room...

house and is currently located approximately 600 feet from Thomasville Road

U.S. Route 319

U.S. Highway 319 is a spur of U.S. Route 19. It runs for 318 miles from US 1 /State Route 4 in Wadley, Georgia to the John Gorrie Bridge at Apalachicola, Florida. The sections of US 319 in Medart, Florida and from just east of Carrabelle, Florida to its terminus in Apalachicola are jointly...

 on a section of land on the northwest part of Bannerman Road (County Road 0342) in Bradfordville

Bradfordville, Florida

Bradfordville is an unincorporated community in northern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is north of Tallahassee and south of the Florida/Georgia state line by at the intersection of US 319 and County Road 0342 . Elevation is 237 feet .- Geography :Bradfordville has rolling hills and...

, northern Leon County

Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

, Florida, United States behind Bannerman Crossings shopping center. The school was constructed between the years 1884—1892 on a small piece of land owned by the Lester family of the old Oaklawn Plantation

Oaklawn Plantation

Oaklawn Plantation was a large plantation of 5326 acres in northern Leon County in the U.S. state of Florida. It was established around 1850 by Captain William Lester of Burke County, Georgia.-Location:...

. It qualifies for the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A and should therefore be preserved. The school previously was located near the intersection of Thomasville Road US 319

U.S. Route 319

U.S. Highway 319 is a spur of U.S. Route 19. It runs for 318 miles from US 1 /State Route 4 in Wadley, Georgia to the John Gorrie Bridge at Apalachicola, Florida. The sections of US 319 in Medart, Florida and from just east of Carrabelle, Florida to its terminus in Apalachicola are jointly...

 and Bradfordville Road County Road 0342 (see map).

The school served only 15 students at the most during its use from 1884 until 1930 when it was taken out of service.