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Town Hall and District School No. 6

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62: 236:) opposite the village fire station. The town hall is a single-story wood frame structure with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and stone foundation. A square belfry with pilastered corners, louvered openings, and pyramidal roof graces the roof ridge. The main facade has a pair of symmetrically placed entrances, each topped by a simple cornice. The school building is smaller, with a similarly clapboarded and gable-roofed exterior. It has original windows and plaster walls, but other interior features are replacements. 795: 87: 48: 806: 94: 69: 239:
The school building is the older of the two, built about 1772 and originally located some 3.5 miles (5.6 km) away, near King's Gristmill. It was moved a short distance in 1910 to make way for a reservoir, and continued use as a school until 1915. It was moved several times before landing here
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in 1981 for restoration. The town hall was built in 1861, and served the town until 1932, when the Morris Community Building, the present town hall, was built.
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The former town hall and district school stand in the village center of Morris, on the west side of South Street (
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are a pair of historic government buildings at 12 South Street in
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Town Hall and District School No. 6 is located in Connecticut
Town Hall and District School No. 6 is located in the United States
Morris, Connecticut
41°40′57″N 73°11′59″W / 41.68250°N 73.19972°W / 41.68250; -73.19972
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Morris, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
Connecticut Route 61
National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut


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