School House

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=460 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Marstons Mills Historical Society ~ Photo Album</I></div> <div> <I>       ______________________________________________________________________________________________</I></div> <div> <I><B>The Village Center</B></I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d7a936c0.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>School House</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Pictured:  </B></FONT>This is the School House which was located where the Village Garage now stands.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History:  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Built in the late 1880's, it is presumed to have been constructed by the same group which erected the</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id355.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Crockers Store"><U>Foster Crocker Store</U></A> as the architecture is very similar.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Today:  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The building was moved up to Route 28/Falmouth Road and became a part of the John-Lawrence Funeral Home.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Source:</B></FONT><B>  </B>This photo is from a postcard titled "School House, Marstons Mills, Mass" and it was postally used.</div> <div> It was sent to "Mr Ernest Cameron, So. Sandwich, Mass" postmarked September 30, 1910 at</div> <div> South Sandwich, Mass and also the same date at Marstons Mills, Mass.</div> <div> The correspondence on the card reads:  "Don't come down before Sun night with out calling me up before 8 will you.</div> <div> Bed seems to be calling me early these nights. Have lots to say but it can wait. E.P.M".</div> <div> An annotation on the front says:  "1935  36 last class".</div> <bR> <div> From the collection of The Marstons Mills Historical Society. © 2004, The Marstons Mills Historical Society, All Rights Reserved.</div> <div>  <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-379555-1"; urchinTracker(); </script>  </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=20 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Links:</FONT>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to Marstons Mills"><U>Home</U></A> | <A HREF="map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MarstonsMills.org Site Map"><U>SiteMap</U></A> | <A HREF="mmhs_home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marstons Mills Historical Society"><U>MMHS</U></A> | <A HREF="id348.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marstons Mills Historical Society Photo"><U>Photo Album</U></A> | <A HREF="id358.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post Office"><U>Previous Picture</U></A> | <A HREF="id349.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mill Dam"><U>Next Picture</U></A> | <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Page new: February 14, 2004</FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>