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Little Red Schoolhouse (Farmington, Maine)

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schoolhouses of the period by an interior arched ceiling, which was originally plastered, but is now covered with wood sheathing. Original pine sheathing is used on the interior walls to a height of 3 feet (0.91 m). An outline of where the teacher's raised platform was located is visible in this sheathing on the south wall, as are the locations of benches on other walls. Many of the alterations to the interior date to an extensive renovation in 1898.
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The schoolhouse was originally located near the junction of Wilton Road and Red Schoolhouse Road. It was used as a district school until 1920, when it was adapted for use as a model school (one of only five in the state) for teacher training, a role which it filled for twelve years. From 1962 to
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The schoolhouse is an L-shaped single story wood-frame structure, built in 1852. The original structure measured 24 by 48 feet (7.3 m × 14.6 m), with a 14-by-14-foot (4.3 m × 4.3 m) addition added at an unknown date. The building is distinguished from other district
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1969 it was used as a training center for the mentally handicapped, and served for a time as a seasonal visitors center. It was moved the Franklin Agricultural Society fairgrounds on High Street in 2007.
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in 1972. It is open to the public during the annual Farmington Fair.
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Franklin Agricultural Society fairgrounds, High Street,
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Little Red Schoolhouse (West Farmington, Maine)
Little Red School House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Little Red Schoolhouse (Farmington, Maine) is located in Maine
Little Red Schoolhouse (Farmington, Maine) is located in the United States
Farmington, Maine
44°39′46″N 70°8′23″W / 44.66278°N 70.13972°W / 44.66278; -70.13972
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Farmington, Maine
Maine State Route 4
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"Farmington: Franklin County's Shire Town"


"NRHP nomination for Little Red Schoolhouse"
Madrid Historical Society
Farmington Fair map, showing the school's location
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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