Red Brick School, Interior
This is a photograph of the interior of the Red brick Schoolhouse, in a recreated photo, taken at a 1985 open house in Guilford Center Guilford VT. The ceiling of the schoolhouse is tongue-and-groove slatted wood, with a trap door most likely leading to an attic. The top half of the wall is paneled and painted white; the bottom half is horizontal wooden chair rails. There is one six-over-six window on the right wall. There is a doorway to the far left that leads to a mudroom, which also has an open door, showing trees, and grass outside. On the left wall there is an American flag with only seventeen stars. Below is a picture, possibly of cows. There is an unreadable notice right of the door and an educational poster with a map on the right wall beside the window. An unidentifiable picture hangs left of the blackboard. Written in chalk on the blackboard are the words “WELCOME TO THE LITTLE BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE.” Below the blackboard is the teacher’s desk. On it, is a vase with flowers, a candlestick, an inkwell, and an eraser. There is a chair behind the desk. There are seven desks visible in the photograph. Each desk has a pencil holder, an inkwell, a shelf underneath, and intricate metal grillwork.
The Red Brick Schoolhouse is made of brick with wooden clapboards beneath the gables, and a roof made of Guilford slate. It was built in 1797 and was used by District 14 schoolchildren, until it fell into a state of disrepair in the 1920’s and a new schoolhouse was built. The building still stands thanks to the generosity of the Anthony family and the Guilford Historical Society. The schoolhouse sits on Carpenter Hill Road.
