School Houses of Southwestern Vermont – Part 2
For some of us, the opportunity to be the owner and caretaker of an historic property is exciting and irresistible. Add to that the idea of taking something and giving it new life through a new use and we’re hooked! Such an opportunity presents itself in the former Harwood Hill School House of Bennington that we currently have listed for sale. Built in 1829, this brick one-room school house was in use until 1960 when it was purchased by Stanley and Marguerite Burnham and converted to their home.
Harwood Hill School was a one room school house for first through eighth grade. From the late 1930′s through the mid 1940′s there were between fifteen and twenty students enrolled, mostly from nearby Bennington farms. The school was heated by a coal stove in the back of the room and there were two outhouses, one for boys and one for girls. A hand operated pump in front of the building provided water.
The property is now a charming two bedroom, one bath home with hardwood floors, exposed beams and a fireplace.
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