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Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse, So.Windsor CT
The Pleasant Valley One-Room Schoolhouse is also known as the Pleasant Valley District #5 Schoolhouse. It was originally built in 1862 to replace an earlier school from 1837 and served students until 1952. Today, it functions as a museum showcasing South Windsor’s history. As far as one and two room schoolhouses go, this ones a beauty! All photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens at various settings.
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Southwest District Schoolhouse, Bloomfield CT
This post is part of a continuing series called “one room schoolhouses”. To view other one room schoolhouses in CT and RI access the search menu in the top right corner of the homepage and enter “schoolhouse”. The Southwest District School at 430 Simsbury Rd., in Bloomfield, CT, is a historic one-room schoolhouse built in 1858. Constructed from locally quarried stone, it replaced an earlier wooden structure that had burned down. The school remained in operation until 1923, serving the rural agricultural families of the area. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 and is currently owned by the Wintonbury Historical Society. Due to its…
