Grafton District Schoolhouse No. 2, Grafton

Name: Grafton District Schoolhouse No. 2
Address: Grafton, United States

#5 among attractions in Grafton

Greek Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Grafton District Schoolhouse No. 2, also known locally as the Old Fire Station, is a historic civic building at 217 Main Street in Grafton, Vermont. Built about 1835, it has served as a school, fire station, Masonic hall, tin shop, undertaker's shop, and as the clubhouse of a local brass band. Despite some alteration, it is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century Greek Revival schoolhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ()

Built: 1835 (189 years ago)Coordinates: 43°10'25"N, 72°36'24"W

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Grafton United States

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Grafton District Schoolhouse No. 2 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grafton Congregational Church and Chapel, Kidder Covered Bridge, Grafton Public Library, Grafton Post Office.

~830 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Grafton Congregational Church and Chapel, Grafton
5 min walk • The Grafton Congregational Church, known locally as The Brick Church, is a historic church on Main Street in Grafton, Vermont. Built in 1833, it is a fine local example of vernacular Greek Revival and Gothic Revival religious architecture.
~1640 ftS
Bridge
Kidder Covered Bridge, Grafton
8 min walk • The Kidder Covered Bridge carries Kidder Hill Road across the South Branch Saxtons River, just south of the village center of Grafton, Vermont. The bridge was built about 1870, and is Grafton's last surviving 19th-century covered bridge.
~590 ftS
History museum, Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Grafton Public Library, Grafton
3 min walk • The Grafton Public Library is located at 204 Main Street in Grafton, Vermont. It is located in the historic Butterfield House, an elegant early 19th-century house with later styling, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~120 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
Grafton Post Office, Grafton
1 min walk • The Grafton Post Office is a historic former post office building at 205 Main Street in Grafton, Vermont. Built in 1855 in the Greek Revival style, it was the town's post office for over 100 years, and served for a time thereafter as the local historical society museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
~690 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
Milldean and Alexander-Davis House, Grafton
4 min walk • Milldean and the Alexander-Davis House, also known as Eaglebrook and the Eagle Hotel, are a pair of historic houses on Main Street in the village center of Grafton, Vermont.

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Nearby attractions include Grafton Post Office, Grafton (1 min walk), Grafton Public Library, Grafton (3 min walk), Milldean and Alexander-Davis House, Grafton (4 min walk), Grafton Congregational Church and Chapel, Grafton (5 min walk).