Red Brick School, Schule in den Vereinigten Staaten
The Red Brick School is a one-room school building constructed from red bricks in Franklin, Massachusetts, dating to the 1830s. Large windows are evenly spaced across its walls, and the interior originally housed a single classroom where one teacher instructed children of different ages together.
The school building was constructed in 1833 and replaced an earlier wooden schoolhouse on the same site. Red bricks were transported from Boston by oxen, and the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The school served as a community gathering place where local residents met for events and meetings, not just for classes. Its role shows how education and community life were deeply connected in early American towns.
The building sits on a quiet street surrounded by trees and open space, making it easy to visit on foot. Visitors can explore the site at their own pace and take advantage of its proximity to other historic locations throughout Franklin.
The red bricks were transported from Boston by oxen-drawn carts, illustrating the effort required for construction at that time. The building was long considered the longest continuously operating one-room school, though this claim was later examined more carefully.
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