Restoration
and Uses of the Academy
 Future
uses of the academy include a variety of public functions.
- A museum will not only tell the rich pioneer, Native
American and geological history of the area, but of
the academies built throughout the west. The Preston
Area Chamber of Commerce has signed a letter of intent
to rent a room as their offices to the community.
The OSA will be a welcome center to tourists embarking
upon the 127-mile Pioneer Historic Byway that begins
six miles south of the academy.
- One of the classrooms on the main floor will be
restored as a classroom for students of the 21st century
to experience education of the 19th century –
10 desks built in 1888 were discovered in a walled-up
corner of the building as preparations were made to
move it.
- The top floor of the academy is a window-lined ballroom.
This will be rented out to the public for weddings,
reunions, conferences, concerts, art shows and similar
public events.
- The basement will feature a kitchen, a historical
library and offices.
- A courtyard in back of the building will lend itself
to summer-time entertainment such as outdoor concerts
and theatrical productions.
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