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John Seymour of the West Antelope Valley Historical Society unlocks the Old Leona Valley Schoolhouse. Built a century ago, its inside is gutted, but its floor plan and design remain mostly intact.

John Seymour of the West Antelope Valley Historical Society unlocks the Old Leona Valley Schoolhouse. Built a century ago, its inside is gutted, but its floor plan and design remain mostly intact.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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The hand-built, one-room Old Leona Valley Schoolhouse near Palmdale is among the last of its kind. Supporters want to make it a state Point of Historical Interest.

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Peggy Fuller of the West Antelope Valley Historical Society visits the Old Leona Valley Schoolhouse. The building survived being moved twice, in 1939 and 1989, as well as decades of earthquakes, wildfires, wear and tear and lack of maintenance. I admire it for its tenacity, Fuller said.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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A detail of the redwood which was used to build the one-room Leona Valley Schoolhouse in Leona Valley  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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One of two original desks will be in the one-room Leona Valley Schoolhouse  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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The sign outside the one-room Leona Valley Schoolhouse in Leona Valley.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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The view from the one-room Leona Valley Schoolhouse in Leona Valley.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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