Nicholson School stood at the center of a thriving agricultural community and was named for county judge Arthur Clyde Nicholson, during whose term the school opened in 1915. As enrollment grew, reaching a peak of 150 students in 1929, additional teachers and classrooms were added. Consolidation with other rural schools began in 1934 and was completed in 1937, when the last classes were held there. A concrete cellar near this site is all that remains of the original school property.