The School House

History

The South Hadley Center School was built in 1868 on College Street across from Mount Holyoke Seminary. The high school at first occupied the second floor and the grades were on the first. When the high school was moved to South Hadley Falls in April, 1897, into the School Street School, the space was used by grades. Antiques and curios were displayed in the old recitation room, and the gymnasium was converted into a library and was open two days a week.

In 1921 the school was badly crowded, and the school board voted to erect a new school Eventually the new grade school was erected at the corner of Hadley and Ferry streets and in 1931 the old building was sold to Mount Holyoke College. It has since been torn down and the land graded for a parking lot.

The Images

All cards are available with both front and back scans, and comments about what is written on the front or back, either by the user or by the publisher, are included below.

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front Untitled

back Divided back. Postmarked Oct 13, 1911 10am in South Hadley. "This is where I spend my time these days. My room is on the west side, the right door of the two together. Rose. Oct. 17, 1911."

The School House

front THE SCHOOL HOUSE, SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.

back Divided back, stamp box. Published by C. A. Gridley & Son. #1053. Printed in Germany. Unused.

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front Untitled real photo.

back Divided back, postally unused, but inscribed: "From Ruby S. Hadley S. H. [School House] June 24, 1908. Principal at 23 yrs of age. A. E. Hopkins" Photo by Edgar T. Scott, Amherst, Mass.