Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse

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Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse
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LocationTucker Mountain Road, Andover, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°29′1″N71°45′42″W / 43.48361°N 71.76167°W / 43.48361; -71.76167 Coordinates: 43°29′1″N71°45′42″W / 43.48361°N 71.76167°W / 43.48361; -71.76167
Arealess than one acre
Built1837 (1837)
Built byTucker, Benjamin
NRHP reference No. 05000175 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 2005

The Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse is a historic one-room schoolhouse on Tucker Mountain Road in Andover, New Hampshire. The small wood-frame building was built in 1837, and served as a schoolhouse until 1893, when it was closed due to declining enrollments. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] It is now owned by the Andover Historical Society, and is occasionally open to the public in the summer. [2]

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Description and history

The Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse stands in a remote rural area of eastern Andover, north of the village of East Andover. It is on the east side of Tucker Mountain Road, near its northern end. It is a wooded post-and-beam structure, covered by a gabled roof and set on an unmortared fieldstone foundation. The classroom is 16 feet (4.9 m) wide and 18 feet (5.5 m) long. A small ell was added to the building to provide a weather break, a place to store firewood, and a privy area. The interior of the school has retained its furnishings: the desks are bolted to the floor, which slopes slightly to afford students in the rear a better view of the front of room. The interior walls are finished in pine boards painted black, which served as chalkboards. The building exterior is finished in wooden clapboards. [2]

The school was built in 1837 by Benjamin Tucker for $100, on land donated by his brother William. It served the families of the local mountain area until 1893, when it was closed due to declining enrollments. [2] [3] It was acquired by a nearby resident in the 1960s and donated to the local historical society. [3] It is open to the public some Sundays in the summer, or by appointment. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse". Andover Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. 1 2 "1887 Photo Inspires Reenactment Film in East Andover, New Hampshire". Country School Association of America. February 21, 2011. Retrieved 2019-10-24.