Dr. Harry L. Halliwell School
| Dr. Harry L. Halliwell School | |
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| Location | |
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358 Victory Hwy Slatersville, Rhode Island 02876 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | North Smithfield School District |
| Principal | Jennifer Daigneault |
| Grades | 3-5 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Northmen |
| Website | Halliwell website |
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Dr. Harry L. Halliwell School is an elementary school in the Slatersville village of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (in Providence County).[2]
History
The current elementary school was constructed in 1958. Local students had received private instruction within the town since colonial times. During the American Revolution (1775–1783), one of North Smithfield's first recorded schools was founded in the home of Elisha Thornton near modern-day Slatersville. In the 1800s many local students attended the private Bushee Academy (Smithfield Union Village Academy) in Union Village. The first school building was located near the high school in Primrose, Rhode Island and was known as the "Andrews School," originally a one-room wooden school house, first constructed in 1838. The wooden building was replaced by a larger brick building in the early twentieth century, which currently serves as the North Smithfield Superintendent's office, adjacent to the High School and Middle School.[3] Prior to the completion of the Halliwell school, North Smithfield students attended Kendall Dean School in Slatersville. In 1958 the town constructed the Dr. Harry L. Halliwell Memorial school on the grounds of a former sheep farm.
See also
References
- ↑ Walter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976)
- ↑ "Best High Schools in Rhode Island - RI School Rankings". schooldigger.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ↑ Walter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976), 133-134