The wonderful historic Julius Freyhan School stands as a monument to early education in the St. Francisville area and to the significant contributions made by the early Jewish community. Constructed just after the turn of the 19th century with contributions from wealthy merchant Julius Freyhan, it was used by several generations of students until the 1950's. Some of the earliest pupils rode horseback from homes in the surrounding countryside, and at least one even rowed across the Mississippi River every day to attend classes.