East Charlemont District School

East Charlemont District School
East Charlemont District School
Location 1811 MA 2, Charlemont, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°37′24″N 72°47′13″W / 42.62333°N 72.78694°W / 42.62333; -72.78694Coordinates: 42°37′24″N 72°47′13″W / 42.62333°N 72.78694°W / 42.62333; -72.78694
Area less than one acre
Built 1828 (1828)
Architectural style Vernacular Federal
NRHP reference # 100000721[1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 2017

The East Charlemont District School is a historic district school building at 1811 Massachusetts Route 2 in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Built in 1828, it is one of a small number of surviving brick district schoolhouses in the state of Massachusetts. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

Description and history

The East Charlemont District School stands in a rural setting in eastern Charlemont, on the north side of MA 2 west of its junction with East Oxbow Road and crossing of Oxbow Brook. It is a single-story brick structure, with a gabled slate roof. A wood-frame ell extends to one side. The main facade is four bays wide, with the main entrance in the rightmost bay, topped by a four-light transom window. The other bays are unevenly spaced sash windows set in rectangular openings. There is a chimney at the left of the structure.[2]

The school was built in 1828, at a time when there was a small village surrounding the property. It was built largely by the efforts of East Charlemont villagers, its bricks manufactured at a nearby brickyard. The school remained in active use as a school until 1944, by which time a significant number of the village buildings had been demolished, and it served only a small number of students. Its interior has remained remarkably unchanged since its closure, in part due to a decision by the town to preserve the building, using it only for local meetings and educational tours for children.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for East Charlemont District School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
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