Brookline in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Putterham School

By Michael Herrick, July 10, 2010

1. Putterham School Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Putterham School
c. 1768 The only remaining eighteenth-century schoolhouse in Brookline, Putterham School was built to serve the farm families of South Brookline. Classes were held at this one-room schoolhouse for more than 150 years. Around 1850, a stove was added, and the building was enlarged to accommodate a woodshed and privies. Typically, about fifteen students attended the school, sometimes for as little as three months a year, owing to the demands of farm life. In 1966, the schoolhouse was moved to Larz Anderson Park from its original location near Newton and Grove Streets.
Placed by the Brookline Historical Society in 2005

Erected 2005 by the Brookline Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 42° 18.649′ N, 71° 8.111′ W. Marker is in Brookline, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Newton Street and St. Paul's Avenue, on the right when traveling

The Putterham Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, July 10, 2010

2. The Putterham Schoolhouse

The marker is next to the gate, at right.

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west. Located in the Larz Anderson Park, next to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Newton Street, Brookline MA 02445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Anderson Carriage House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Boston Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sargent's Folly (approx. 2½ miles away); Boston Civil War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Gardner Museum (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); New Fenway Park (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Marker on the Building image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, July 10, 2010

3. Marker on the Building

Putterham
School
Built – 1768
Enlarged - 1839

Marker next to the Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, July 10, 2010

4. Marker next to the Schoolhouse

Putterham School
1768 – 1920
Moved and Renovated
1966
Opened for Viewing
1971

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.