The New Hartford Grammar School
The newly built Hartford Grammar School in 1907, replacing the original wooden structure that once housed The Hartford Academy.
It remained in use as a school until 1993, when Dothan Brook School was constructed.
Cameron Cross
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Norwich Historical Society
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Hartford Village Grammar School, 49 School Street, 1906: Situated on a hill overlooking the village, this former school is a two-story brick building. Flanking the entrance are pilasters with stone caps and bases. A single window is on each side of the entrance vestibule. This is not the first school building at this location. The first being the Hartford Academy incorporated in 1839, which quickly closed due to lack of students. In 1848, the town purchased the building for a school. In 1906, town meeting approved $10,000 to build a new school and the old school was auctioned off for $135. An addition in 1952 increased the building’s four rooms by two, and added a kitchen and multi-purpose room. The school closed in 1993 when the new Dothan Brook School opened in Wilder. 57. Pingree House, 98 Christian Street
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