History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts, with genealogies and notes on persons and estates . solved. Two weekslater the Congregational Society was formed. The first Centre School-house was a building of more than ordinary histori-cal interest, not only from its prominence among the public buildings of thetown (it having been between 1748 and 1793 the only i)ublic edilice ou the 772 mSTOUV OF OXFORD. IMaiii), bill fruiii the fact of tin; Universalist Society haviiiir bi-en fornu-d init. It stood on the nf)rtli side of tho Sutton road about ITj rods east of thepresent railroad track, and wa
History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts, with genealogies and notes on persons and estates . solved. Two weekslater the Congregational Society was formed. The first Centre School-house was a building of more than ordinary histori-cal interest, not only from its prominence among the public buildings of thetown (it having been between 1748 and 1793 the only i)ublic edilice ou the 772 mSTOUV OF OXFORD. IMaiii), bill fruiii the fact of tin; Universalist Society haviiiir bi-en fornu-d init. It stood on the nf)rtli side of tho Sutton road about ITj rods east of thepresent railroad track, and was in size al)out 16 by 20 feet. The outer door\vas at the s<^utheast corner, where was an entry about four feet square,against which was a larije stone chimney, the fireplace of which easilyn-ccived four-foot wood as fuel. At the northeast corner was a small closet,which with the chimney and entry llUed the east end. The school-room wastherefore aijoul 16 feet s<|uare, and on the south, west and north attachedto the sides of the room were the desks of the larger scholars, who sat facing. ?vteiMtiJ¥^K#fe the walls. Inside of this outer tier was a line of low benches without desksor backs on which sat facing inward the smaller portion of the school. Theteachers tal)le occupied some convenient spot in the middle of the l)uilding in 180S was much dilapidated, weather worn and moss Nov., I80;i. a meeting of the district was held to consider its condition, atwhich were present 18 persons, of whom two declined voting, four favoredrepairing the old house and 12 voted to build anew. A tax list appears datedDec . IKOM, assessing on the the sum of iiii^ for l)uilding a newschool-house. This stood on the Charlton road near the site of Dr. Kavvsonsl)resent house, and was built probably in 1804. It was more pretentionsthan the old house and was in size 24 feet siiuare with hip roof and a porchor entry about six by eight feet. It is now standing abou
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