Little Red School (1828) – Charlemont, Massachusetts

The East Charlemont District School — also known as the “Little Red School” — sits alone in a field along the Mohawk Trail, with a simple plaque explaining its 116-year-long school history. The one room schoolhouse was built in 1828 and is one of the few remaining brick one room schools remaining in Western Massachusetts. The school was in use until 1944 and is currently owned by the town. The advent of bus transport heralded the end of the era of local one room schoolhouses.

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