Did you know that New Jersey has one of the largest collections of historic one-room schoolhouses in the country? TRUE. Join the Mr. Local History Project as we map New Jersey (and surrounding areas) Historic Schoolhouses!
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A great new mapping effort. We’re looking for people to post information regarding any old one-room type schoolhouses that you know of in and around New Jersey.
Using Google Maps collaboratively, the intention is to create a workable map that includes all historic schoolhouse preservation efforts and program efforts and build an online network of New Jersey historic schoolhouses.
If you know about a school, please feel free to post a comment to the blog. Feel free to reach out to others via the comment section as well. Feel free to post or update a location on the map directly. We’re busy posting as many of the schoolhouses we know and hope it continues growing.
Not on the list? Drop us a note, and we’ll add it.
RE: Mercer 1840s-Griggstown Schoolhouse Griggstown (Princeton), NJ 08540
Mercer Hamilton Township, NJ
I'd like to speak to someone about the Griggstown School in the 1870's. I have several schoolbooks from here belonging to a Sarah M. Hoagland and would like more information on her and the Staats family.
Harbourton School, it’s on the corner of Harbourton Pennington Road and Harbourton in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Last I saw it was still red. It is privately owned. I did go to school there along with all my brothers and sisters in 1950s and 1960s.
My house was apparently a one room schoolhouse in Stockton, NJ.
I also attended Harbourton School for a couple of years in the early '60s. I loved it then and with hindsight realise how fortunate I was to have the experience of a small school, especially with creative teachers like Mrs. Bramble and Mr. Carver. I'm happy to have 'found' it again through this project! If I can find any photos of the time, I will submit them.
Re Harbourton Elementary School: Google Maps shows it as 1501 Harbourton Rocktown Road, and it was indeed still red as of 4 months ago :)
HI!
I noticed you don't have the Old Littleton Schoolhouse on your map / list. It was built in 1796. I drive by it every day :)
I attended Harbourton red two room schoolhouse in the mid 1950's... George CArver was the teacheron one side, there was a lady for younger grades. I was there for 7th and 8th grades, then bussed to Pennington to Central for 9th grade. Lived just down the road behind the schoolhouse. road not as far away as the map makes it look. Joseph and Esther Hawkins, later sister Linda were my family. Mr. Fisher ran the post office up the road. Joan and Gary (son/daughter).....Stanley Gill, Tom Goodwin, George...? and Joan were my classmates, younger grades I remember names Ronnie and Shirley Atcheley. good times.
Old Ardena School # 2 built 1855 (Monmouth County)
Located at the Corner of Old Tavern & Preventorium Rds, Howell, NJ 07731
Open to the public the last Sunday of the Month from 1-4 PM March thru October
Owned and operated by the Howell Heritage and Historical Society https://www.howellheritagehistoricalsociety.org/
We added it to the collection. Thanks for sending.
Ardena School was first established in 1835, and the current building was constructed in 1855. In 1938, the current day Ardena School consolidated Howell's 11 schools.
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RE: Mercer 1840s-Griggstown Schoolhouse Griggstown (Princeton), NJ 08540
Mercer Hamilton Township, NJ
I'd like to speak to someone about the Griggstown School in the 1870's. I have several schoolbooks from here belonging to a Sarah M. Hoagland and would like more information on her and the Staats family.
Harbourton School, it’s on the corner of Harbourton Pennington Road and Harbourton in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Last I saw it was still red. It is privately owned. I did go to school there along with all my brothers and sisters in 1950s and 1960s.
My house was apparently a one room schoolhouse in Stockton, NJ.
I also attended Harbourton School for a couple of years in the early '60s. I loved it then and with hindsight realise how fortunate I was to have the experience of a small school, especially with creative teachers like Mrs. Bramble and Mr. Carver. I'm happy to have 'found' it again through this project! If I can find any photos of the time, I will submit them.
Re Harbourton Elementary School: Google Maps shows it as 1501 Harbourton Rocktown Road, and it was indeed still red as of 4 months ago :)
HI!
I noticed you don't have the Old Littleton Schoolhouse on your map / list. It was built in 1796. I drive by it every day :)
Location: 1780 Littleton Road (Rt. 202 S) Parsippany Troy-Hills, N.J.
Block: 176 Lot: 7
Morris County Historic Sites Survey Number 1429-193
Thanks for writing and we've added the Old Littleton Schoolhouse to the map.
1812 - Montrose Schoolhouse
13 Montrose Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Monmouth County
https://www.facebook.com/events/colts-neck-historical-preservation-committee/montrose-school-house-weekend-in-old-monmouth/845014798985232/
I attended Harbourton red two room schoolhouse in the mid 1950's... George CArver was the teacheron one side, there was a lady for younger grades. I was there for 7th and 8th grades, then bussed to Pennington to Central for 9th grade. Lived just down the road behind the schoolhouse. road not as far away as the map makes it look. Joseph and Esther Hawkins, later sister Linda were my family. Mr. Fisher ran the post office up the road. Joan and Gary (son/daughter).....Stanley Gill, Tom Goodwin, George...? and Joan were my classmates, younger grades I remember names Ronnie and Shirley Atcheley. good times.
Old Ardena School # 2 built 1855 (Monmouth County)
Located at the Corner of Old Tavern & Preventorium Rds, Howell, NJ 07731
Open to the public the last Sunday of the Month from 1-4 PM March thru October
Owned and operated by the Howell Heritage and Historical Society
https://www.howellheritagehistoricalsociety.org/
We added it to the collection. Thanks for sending.
Ardena School was first established in 1835, and the current building was constructed in 1855. In 1938, the current day Ardena School consolidated Howell's 11 schools.