Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse

Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse
Location Tucker Mountain Road, Andover, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°29′1″N 71°45′42″W / 43.48361°N 71.76167°W / 43.48361; -71.76167Coordinates: 43°29′1″N 71°45′42″W / 43.48361°N 71.76167°W / 43.48361; -71.76167
Area less than one acre
Built 1837 (1837)
Built by Tucker, Benjamin
NRHP Reference # 05000175[1]
Added to NRHP March 18, 2005

The Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse is a historic one-room schoolhouse on Tucker Mountain Road in Andover, New Hampshire. The small wood frame building was built in 1837, and served as a schoolhouse until 1893, when it was closed due to declining enrollments. The classroom is 16 feet (4.9 m) wide and 18 feet (5.5 m) long. A small ell was added to the building to provide a weather break, a place to store firewood, and a privy area. The interior of the school has retained its furnishings: the desks are bolted to the floor, which slopes slightly to afford students in the rear a better view of the front of room.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] It is now owned by the Andover Historical Society, and is occasionally open for tours in the summer.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse". Andover Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-03-15.


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