School House Stonington Me. 46.

School House Stonington Me. 46.

"School House Stonington Me. 46." Image of the Stonington School at the top of Russ's Hill. Built in 1905, and replacing the "Rockbound School", the new structure would have represented a major step toward modernity for the island. It was designed by Hunt & Church, an architectural firm from Lynn, MA., and built by W.H. Glover & Co. of Rockland. The spacious classrooms with numerous large windows and no doubt up-to-date heating and bathrooms meant a light-filled and convenient, sanitary facility. Even the basement has windows. The long, raised wooden walkway along the street provided a safe approach for school children and teachers, most of whom would have walked to get there. According to The Postcard History Series "Deer Isle and Stonington", "The school opened in September 1905 with girls entering on one side and boys onthe other." With its hipped roof, large windows, and Palladian window above the entrance, the building is typical of institutional design of the early 1900s. The handsome, rusticated granite foundation would have been quarried and cut locally. [n.f. Deer Isle - Stonington Historical Society, "Deer Isle and Stonington," Postcard History Series, Arcadia Publishing, 2008.]