Perhaps the most photographed abandoned historic structure in the Western U.S., this rustic adobe building stands in unforgettable juxtaposition against the massive tan and red walls of Zion National Park. The subject of countless movies, paintings and photographs, the building's hand-made beauty adds a note of human gracefulness to the outstanding natural beauty by which it is surrounded

Grafton's first Mormon settlers built the schoolhouse in 1886. The 2-story walls stand on a solid foundation of lava rocks quarried from the nearby hillside; its uniquely colored adobe bricks were hand-made from a pit of clay on the west end of town. The settlers cut trees from Mount Trumbull, nearly 100 miles south, and brought them across the Arizona Strip for this structure.

The Partnership believes this building should be significantly stabilized (with limited rehabilitation). Following expert advice from the Utah Division of State History, the Partnership has determined to leave the building stand much as it does today, with the benefit of a stabilized foundation, and new roof, windows and door. Cracks in the wall will also be mended with adobes made from local clay.