Old Farm Schoolhouse

Last updated

Old Farm Schoolhouse
Old Farm Schoolhouse, Bloomfield, CT (Exterior Front) July 2024.jpg
USA Connecticut location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
LocationJct. of Park Ave. and School St., Bloomfield, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°49′25″N72°42′32″W / 41.82361°N 72.70889°W / 41.82361; -72.70889
Arealess than one acre
Built1795
NRHP reference No. 72001340 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1972

The Old Farm Schoolhouse, also known as the Brick School, is a historic schoolhouse at Park Ave. and School St. in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Built in 1795, it is the oldest surviving public building in Bloomfield. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

Contents

Description and history

The Old Farm Schoolhouse is located in southeastern Bloomfield, at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and School Street. It is a two-story brick structure with a hip roof and an open octagonal belfry topped by a cupola. Its main facade is five bays wide, with the main entrance in the rightmost bay. The upper floor windows butt against the plain eave, while those on the first floor are topped by headers made of soldier bricks set at an angle. [2]

The school was one of seven district schools built in what was at the time called Wintonbury Parish in the late 18th century. [2] Its second story was not finished until 1829, when the student population was divided by age. Access to that floor was at first via an outside staircase, which was replaced by the present indoor one in 1843. The building was used as a school until 1922, and was used as a community center for a time thereafter. From 1931 to 1971 it housed a local chapter of the American Legion. It is now a museum property owned by the local historical society. It was moved a short distance by the society in 1976 to allow for a realignment of the street intersection.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Killingly High School</span> United States historic place

The Old Killingly High School is a historic school building on 185 Broad Street in the Danielson section of Killingly, Connecticut. Built in 1908 and enlarged in 1927, it served as the town's high school until 1965, and then its junior high school until 1990. It is a significant local example of Renaissance and Colonial Revival architecture, designed by Hartwell, Richardson & Driver. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It now houses the Killingly Police Department.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">District Five Schoolhouse</span> United States historic place

The District Five Schoolhouse, also known as the Fenner Hill School, is a historic former school building at 449 School Street in Webster, Massachusetts. Built in 1835, the one-room schoolhouse was the first school building built by the recently incorporated town of Webster. It served the town as a school for 100 years, after which it was used by the school system for storage. In 1966 it became the museum and headquarters of the Webster-Dudley Historical Society. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Main Street School</span> United States historic place and school building

The South Main Street School is an historic school building at 11 Acushnet Avenue in the South End of Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1895, it is a good local example of Renaissance Revival architecture, and a major work of local architect Francis R. Richmond. It served as an elementary school into the 1970s, and has been converted to residential use. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Ward School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)</span> United States historic place

The West Ward School is a historic school at 39 Prospect Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built in 1847, it is the only surviving Greek Revival schoolhouse in the town. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is now maintained by the local historical society as a museum property.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Square Schoolhouse</span> United States historic place

The Square Schoolhouse is a historic schoolhouse at the junction of New Hampshire Route 156 and Ledge Hill Road in Nottingham, New Hampshire. Built about 1850, it is one of the best-preserved mid-19th century schoolhouses in southern New Hampshire. It served as a school until 1920, and is now a local museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is named not for its shape, but for its location in Nottingham Square.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East District School</span> United States historic place

The East District School is a historic school building at 365 Washington Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1798, it is significant as a rare and well-preserved 18th-century schoolhouse, and as the location of an evening school for adults established by Consider Sterry, author of an early guide to practical navigation. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is a contributing property to the Norwichtown Historic District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Academy Hall (Rocky Hill, Connecticut)</span> United States historic place

Academy Hall is a historic former school building at 785 Old Main Street in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Built in 1803, it is a well-preserved example of a Federal style academy. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It presently houses the Academy Hall Museum of the Rocky Hill Historical Society.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oliver Filley House</span> Historic house in Connecticut, United States

The Oliver Filley House is a historic Greek Revival house at 130 Mountain Avenue in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. It was occupied by Captain Oliver Filley and his family, a tinsmith who served as a captain in the Connecticut militia during the War of 1812.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington School (Ossining, New York)</span> United States historic place

The former Washington School is located on Croton Avenue in the village of Ossining, New York, United States. It was built in 1907 in the Beaux-Arts style, one of two in the village to use it. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hill's Academy</span> United States historic place

Hill's Academy is a historic school building at 22 Prospect Street in Essex, Connecticut. It is now the home of the Essex Historical Society, and was also historically known as the Red Men's Hall because it served as an Improved Order of Red Men lodge. It is a two-story Greek Revival building that was built in 1832, and was used as a school until 1910. It was used by the Improved Order of Red Men between 1915 and 1954. The town then established the Essex Historical Society to receive the property and to preserve local history. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse</span> United States historic place in Yavapai County, Arizona

Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse is a building in Mayer, Arizona. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is considered the longest used schoolhouse in Arizona, having been in operation for over eighty years. Due to its physical mass and prominent hillside location, it is "the most visible and identifiable building" in the small unincorporated town and the town's largest building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strang School District No. 36</span> United States historic place

Strang School District No. 36, or the Strang Public School, is a historic school located in Fillmore County, Nebraska, in the village of Strang. The school is one of the two sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the village of Strang. The school building is a small, two-story, brick public schoolhouse, which was built to replace the schoolhouse that was previously located on that site. The schoolhouse was built between 1929 and 1930, and replaced the previous schoolhouse, which burned down in 1928. The schoolhouse still retains all original building materials. The school served high school students from 1930 to 1951, and still functions as a school today, serving grades K–8. The NRHP listing also includes a flagpole located outside the schoolhouse, and five pieces of playground equipment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">District No. 5 School (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts)</span> United States historic place

The District No. 5 School is an historic school building and local history museum at 2 Old Mill Road in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It is one of two relatively unmodified one-room schoolhouses in the town. Built in 1828, the brick schoolhouse is also one of the oldest surviving school buildings in the state. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North School (Kensington, New Hampshire)</span> United States historic place

The North School, also known locally as the Brick School, is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 63 Amesbury Street in Kensington, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1842, it was the only brick schoolhouse built in the town, and is one of its four surviving 19th-century schools. Of those, it is the best-preserved, and is used as a local history museum. It served the town's educational purposes between 1842 and 1956, and is now a local history museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vernon District Schoolhouse No. 4</span> United States historic place

The Vernon District Schoolhouse No. 4 is a historic school building at 4201 Fort Bridgman Road in Vernon, Vermont. Built 1848, it is a well-preserved mid-19th century brick district school, which now serves as a local historical museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brick School</span> United States historic place

The Brick School is a historic one-room schoolhouse on Cushman Road in Winslow, Maine. Built about 1810, it is one of the oldest surviving district schools in the state of Maine. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and is now owned and maintained by the town's historic preservation committee

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salmon Brook Historical Society</span> Historic house in Connecticut, United States

The Salmon Brook Historical Society is the local historical society of Granby, Connecticut. The society's museum property is located and 208 Salmon Brook Street, and includes four historic buildings, which include museum displays of historic items, and a small research library. Two of the buildings, the Rowe and Weed Houses, are listed as a pair on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwest District School (Bloomfield, Connecticut)</span> United States historic place

The Southwest District School is a historic school building at 430 Simsbury Road in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Built in 1858, it is one of the town's few surviving 19th-century district school buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bullet Hill School</span> United States historic place

The Bullet Hill School is a historic school building on Main Street in Southbury, Connecticut. Built in the last decade of the 18th century, it is one of the oldest brick school buildings in the state of Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Hanover High School</span> United States historic place

The Old Hanover High School is a former school building located at 105 Fairview Street in Hanover, Michigan. It now houses the Lee Conklin Reed Organ & History Museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Susan Babbitt (1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Farm School House / Brick School". National Park Service. and accompanying photos