The Bullock Octagonal School was constructed in 1838 on land purchased from Robert Bullock. The eight-sided plan where the design placed the teacher at the center of the room, allowing oversight of the full class. The school was sold in 1875 and a new schoolhouse was built on neighboring property. In 1891, Linda A. Archie, a Black preacher, bought the property and set about building a church on the site. “Mother” Archie’s African Union Methodist Protestant congregation met in this church until some time after her passing in 1932. A…
