Bullet Hill School

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Bullet Hill School
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LocationMain St., Southbury, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°28′56″N73°12′50″W / 41.48222°N 73.21389°W / 41.48222; -73.21389 (Bullet Hill School) Coordinates: 41°28′56″N73°12′50″W / 41.48222°N 73.21389°W / 41.48222; -73.21389 (Bullet Hill School)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
Architectural styleGeorgian
Part of Southbury Historic District No. 1 (#71000917)
NRHP reference # 72001346 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972
Designated CPMarch 11, 1971

The Bullet Hill School is a historic school building on Main Street in Southbury, Connecticut. Built in the last decade of the 18th century, it is one of the oldest brick school buildings in the state of Connecticut. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

Southbury, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Southbury is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Southbury is north of Oxford and Newtown, and east of Brookfield. Its population was 19,904 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description and history

The Bullet Hill School is located near the southern end of Southbury's Main Street Historic District, on the west side of Main Street (United States Route 6) a short way north of its junction with Old Waterbury Road. It is a 2-1/2 story structure, built with load-bearing brick walls laid in Flemish bond and covered by a hip roof. At the center of the roof is a square belfry with round-arch louvered openings, capped by a projecting cornice, cupola, and weathervane. The main facade is five bays wide, with windows arranged symmetrically around the entrance. The entrance is sheltered by a late 19th-century Victorian hood, with heavy scrolled brackets and a pedimented gable. [2]

The school was built sometime in the late 18th century; the town is documented as having paid for repairs to the building in 1800. It was originally used as a schoolroom on the ground floor and a meeting space on the second floor. It served as a school until 1942, at which time the town decided to preserve it as a local historical monument. [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bullet Hill School". National Park Service . Retrieved July 9, 2018. With accompanying pictures