Little Boston School
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- Town:
- East Lyme
- Year of Establishment:
- 2009
- Property Authority:
- Historic Properties Commission
- Link to Commission or Municipal Website:
- Features: Building
- Architectural Style:
- Wood frame
- Era:
- 18th Century
The Little Boston School House was founded in 1734 at the order of Governor Joseph Talcott, who wrote to Thomas Lee with instructions to set aside land to establish a school. Lee complied and the school was built on land 'halfway between the Thomas Lee House and the Quality Smith House'.
The school is usually considered the first district school between Boston and New York, and served the youth of a district called Little Boston because of its hopes to become a center of learning and culture. Samuel Comstock was the first headmaster. His son Jonatha, continued his education in Hartford and became a doctor of medicine. He was also a noted author. His most popular work was 'A System of Natural Philosophy'.
[1] Historic Property information retrieved from the town website http://www.eltownhall.com/.
[2] Little Boston School, 230 West Main Street, East Lyme, Historic Resources Inventory, Norman B. Peck, Jr., 2007, SHPO Library, Hartford.
[3] Little Boston School, Study Report, SHPO Library, Hartford.
Assessors information retrieved from the website www.visionappraisal.com.
GIS information retrieved from the town website [http://www.eltownhall.com/geographic-information-systems].- Date of Compilation:
- 12/31/11
- Compiler:
- Manjusha Patnaik, CT Trust for Historic Preservation