Eureka Schoolhouse
Description and history
The Eureka Schoolhouse stands between Vermont Route 11 (to the south) and the Black River to the north, in the dispersed rural setting of Goulds Mill, southeast of the Springfield's main village center. It is a small single-story structure, built out of hand-hewn timbers and covered by a wooden shingle roof. Its walls are finished in rough-cut wooden boards, scored to resemble cut stone. A brick chimney rises from the rear right corner. The front facade, facing south toward the road, is three bays wide, with the entrance in the left bay, and large sash windows in the other two.
The school is believed to have been built in 1785, and is the oldest known schoolhouse in the state. It underwent a series of alterations over the 19th century, and was closed in 1900. It stood vacant and abandoned for many years, and was carefully disassembled by preservationists and stored in 1958. In 1968, it was reassembled to its original configuration (as best it could be determined from extant records) at the present site, which also includes the relocated Baltimore Covered Bridge.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont
- List of Vermont State Historic Sites
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ William Pinney (1969). "NRHP nomination for Eureka Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2016. with photos from 1969
- ^ Vermont Historic Sites. "Eureka Schoolhouse" Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on January 5, 2015.
External links
- Eureka Schoolhouse - official site