Fifteen years ago, the Cottonwood Falls Grade School closed its doors, and its future went up in the air as it went up for auction. However, the 120-year-old building is now open again, with a new look and purpose. After years of flux, the schoolhouse itself now offers affordable housing after a partnership with Frontier Development out of Alva. “They work a lot out of Manhattan,” Coster added. “They proved to be the best partners that we could have found. We sold this property to them, and then they went into the work of turning it into apartments.” The expanded portion of the building, constructed in the 1960s, has been converted into a community center.
Source: KSN-TV