Square Schoolhouse
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The Square Schoolhouse was built in 1850 as the first school
house in Nottingham, New Hampshire
. It was closed as a school in 1920. The schoolhouse is now owned by the Else Cilley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
It is named not for its shape, but for its location in Nottingham Square.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
The second floor of the schoolhouse is operated as the Square Schoolhouse Museum by the Nottingham Historical Society. The museum is open by appointment.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
house in Nottingham, New Hampshire
Nottingham, New Hampshire
Nottingham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,785 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Pawtuckaway State Park.-History:...
. It was closed as a school in 1920. The schoolhouse is now owned by the Else Cilley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership organization for women who are descended from a person involved in United States' independence....
It is named not for its shape, but for its location in Nottingham Square.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.
The second floor of the schoolhouse is operated as the Square Schoolhouse Museum by the Nottingham Historical Society. The museum is open by appointment.