Tag: education in the 1800’s

Old Stone Schoolhouse, Farmington CT

The Old Stone Schoolhouse in Farmington, Connecticut, has quite a history. It was built around 1790 to serve students in Farmington and Unionville CT. It originally served the West District as a schoolhouse. The brownstone used for its construction was sourced from a local quarry and transported by ox-drawn wagons. […]

Read more ›

First District Schoolhouse, Harwinton CT

Cheryl, myself and Molly headed out to Harwinton to add this beautiful old schoolhouse to our collection. They watched from my truck.   I put a rain cover on my cameras to protect it from the light rain that was falling that day (although not really visible in the pictures). The […]

Read more ›

Keeney One Room Schoolhouse, Manchester CT

  Kenney Schoolhouse 106 Hartford Rd. Manchester CT (860) 647-9983 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 Keeney One […]

Read more ›