The Old Farm Schoolhouse, also known as the Brick School, is a historic schoolhouse at Park Ave. and School St. in
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Bloomfield is a suburb of Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town's population was 21,535 at the 2020 census. Bloomfield is best known as the headquarters of healthcare services company Cigna.
History
Originally lan ...
. Built in 1795, it is the oldest surviving public building in Bloomfield. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1972.
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Description and history
The Old Farm Schoolhouse is located in southeastern Bloomfield, at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and School Street. It is a two-story brick structure with a hip roof and an open octagonal belfry topped by a cupola. Its main facade is five bays wide, with the main entrance in the rightmost bay. The upper floor windows butt against the plain eave, while those on the first floor are topped by headers made of soldier bricks set at an angle.[
The school was one of seven district schools built in what was at the time called Wintonbury Parish in the late 18th century.][ and ] Its second story was not finished until 1829, when the student population was divided by age. Access to that floor was at first via an outside staircase, which was replaced by the present indoor one in 1843. The building was used as a school until 1922, and was used as a community center for a time thereafter. From 1931 to 1971 it housed a local chapter of the American Legion
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. It is now a museum property owned by the local historical society. It was moved a short distance by the society in 1976 to allow for a realignment of the street intersection.
See also
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References
External links
Wintonbury Historical Society - Old Farm School
{{National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut
School buildings completed in 1795
Buildings and structures in Hartford County, Connecticut
Schools in Connecticut
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Museums in Hartford County, Connecticut