Morse, Daniel Farmhouse - Bacon--Morse Historic District - Southbridge, MA - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This building, now used as a residence, is one of three surviving district schoolhouses. An earlier schoolhouse had been built on the site in 1795 but was replaced by the current structure c. 1850. The school was part of the Bacon District, an area first settled in the mid-18th century by members of the Morse, Freeman, Pratt, and Bacon families. It was not uncommon in Southbridge to have family districts, that is, small self contained settlements in outlying areas. The Bacon District is a particularly well developed example; along with the school, the area once had a tavern and the cemetery is still extant. Families here farmed and later added lumbering as a means of support.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Bacon--Morse Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 906 North Woodstock Rd How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Other (Please explain in the Private Message field) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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