No. 4 Schoolhouse

Summary

The No. 4 Schoolhouse is an historic school building on Farrington Road near Sunrise Avenue in Barre, Massachusetts. The one-room wood-frame schoolhouse was built in 1883, and was at least the second schoolhouse in the town's fourth district. The building served as a schoolhouse until 1930, when the town centralized its schools. In 1937 the building was purchased by a local community organization dedicated to its preservation. It has served as a community center since then.[2]

No. 4 Schoolhouse
No. 4 Schoolhouse is located in Massachusetts
No. 4 Schoolhouse
No. 4 Schoolhouse is located in the United States
No. 4 Schoolhouse
LocationBarre, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°26′43″N 72°5′5″W / 42.44528°N 72.08472°W / 42.44528; -72.08472
Built1883
ArchitectPotter, James H.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.88000711 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Barre Number 4 Schoolhouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-28.