The building used today as the Protestant parish hall is an example of the traditional quarry stone construction typical of the region. It was built in 1828 as a Protestant school with a teacher's flat, stable and barn, after the old building at Schulgasse 6 was no longer sufficient.
In 1827, the Grand Ducal Hessian government introduced compulsory schooling from the age of six to fourteen for girls and boys. Until 1842, children in the countryside only attended school from November to Easter. During the warmer seasons, they helped out on the farm. Education was still segregated along denominational lines. It was not until 1871 that the Wackernheim council decided to convert the denominational schools into a community school. The medieval vicarage was once located on the property that had come to be known as the "Pfarrscherbel".
The parish priests lived there and were also responsible for the school lessons. The building was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War and finally demolished in 1650.
Incidentally, fines were imposed for missing lessons. Initially, the collection of the fines was pursued only laxly in the communities. The money was earmarked for learning materials for the children of non-wealthy parents.
