Malvern's grand 1891 school house once stood on West Main Street, built of maroon rock-faced brick manufactured at one of the town's expanding brickyards. Its massive name stone and cornerstone were laid on August 7, 1891, when Honorable William McKinley was the guest speaker before a crowd of more than 5,000. The stone identifies the Board of Education members as Frederick Buel, president; George Deckman, treasurer; Charles J. Deckman, clerk; James F. Crawford, B.F. Metz, and J.C. Gudekoontz; Kramer and Zoll as architects; Ross Rue as builder; and records that it was laid by Clay City Council No. 60, Jr. O.U.A.M. and Joseph F. Foraker Camp No. 82, Sons of Veterans. After the school building was demolished in 1970, the two stones remained among the last reminders of its former presence. In the summer of 2019, through the efforts of members of the Malvern Historical Society, community volunteers, and donors, the relics were rescued from disappearing forever: the name stone had rested for nearly 50 years at the former school house site on West Main Street, and the cornerstone had traveled from West Main Street to Wicker Road and then to the countryside in Carroll County before the two were reunited.