. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . of sadness over many a domestic circle, and causedmany a silent tear to fall. While this School and the Law School previously de-scribed were in full and active life, Litchfield was famed foran intellectual and social position which is believed to havebeen at that time unrivaled in any other village or town ofequal size in the United States. The schoolhouse was a small building of only one room,probably not exceeding 30x70 feet, with small closets at eachend, one large enough to hold a pia
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . of sadness over many a domestic circle, and causedmany a silent tear to fall. While this School and the Law School previously de-scribed were in full and active life, Litchfield was famed foran intellectual and social position which is believed to havebeen at that time unrivaled in any other village or town ofequal size in the United States. The schoolhouse was a small building of only one room,probably not exceeding 30x70 feet, with small closets at eachend, one large enough to hold a piano, and the others usedfor bonnets and over garments. The plainest of pine desks,long plank benches, and an elevated teachers desk consti-tuted the whole furniture. The school was situated in the middle of the land nowoccupied by Mr. F. L. Underwoods house. Miss Pierceshouse being just south of it, and her brother and nephew,the latter subsequently associated with her in the school,living in a small red building on the site of the present par-sonage. A few of Miss Pierces scholars boarded in her own. BRICK OVEN FIREPLACE IN A LITCHFIELD HOUSE
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