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District School # 3, Glastonbury 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”. While in Glastonbury I photographed the Distinct School No. 3, built in 1820. It was known as the Green School because it served students from the Hubbard Green area. It first opened to students in 1820 and in 1934, it was converted into a private residence, making it one of the schoolhouses that now serves as a home. 1 1 Information above derived from Microsoft Copilot Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless…
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Abandoned Old Church in Southbury CT
While Cheryl and I were on the hunt for barns in Southbury we stumbled upon this old gem. Which, of course, isn’t a barn. I thought, at first, that it was some type of meeting house back in the day. I wasn’t able to find anything on the internet about it so I reached out to the Southbury Historical Society. Their President was kind enough to write back to me. She informed me that this was a church from 1827 – 1942 and that the steeple had fallen off. It was eventually sold to the resident living next door. Its current status is a little sketchy. Having said all that I…
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Historic Barn, Coventry CT
[wzslider height=”600″ lightbox=”true”] Aaron Strong Museum 2382 South St. Coventry, CT 06238 Carpenters shop or carriage shed (c.1730) built by Aaron Strong, maternal great-uncle of Nathan Hale (I’m not sure which as the museum was closed when I went by). Nathan Hale’s house is a mile or less down the road. In front of this “barn” sits the original home which is also a museum open to the public. Call for hours. I did alter the “grounds” that the barn sat on in photoshop for artistic value. Nikon D7100, 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 18.0 mm.
