District Five Schoolhouse - Webster MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The District Five schoolhouse is also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse and Fenner Hill Schoolhouse. It was built in 1835 and was the first school in Webster, MA. The house was built on land purchased from Collins Moore for $7.00 and built by Harvey Wood for $439.00. The final classes were in 1935 after completing 100 years of educating the children of Webster. After the closing it was used as storage by the School Dept up until 1962. At that time it became the headquarters for the Webster-Dudley Historical Society.

The historical society made some interior changes, such as adding a kitchen, however the exterior has remained fairly unchanged. You will pass the granite hitching posts for the horses which were placed there in 1835.It was a one room school house until its closing.

Street address: School St. between Boyden and 1st Sts Webster, MA County / Borough / Parish: Worcester Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Historic function: Education Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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