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West St. One Room Schoolhouse, Southington CT
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. West St. Schoolhouse 1432 West St. Southington CT 06489 This is a very beautiful one room schoolhouse that is in reasonably good condition. The West St. schoolhouse was rebuilt in 1762 after a fire burned down the original schoolhouse. It was home to students until 1945…
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Forestdale One Room Schoolhouse, N. Smithfield RI
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). Forestdale Schoolhouse 190 School St. North Smithfield RI (the Forestdale section) Built in 1876 this school took it’s last students in 1974 before shutting the doors to formal education. The builiding is currently owned by the Town of North Smithfield and leased to the North Smithfield Heritage Association. The building is being upkept very well with a master plan for future improvements. To see some interior images and what is on the docket for repairs go here: https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif3596/f/uploads/1607-forestdale-report.pdf I was in high school during the early 70’s attending a large modern building with 350 students…
