While it may no longer serve as an educational facility, the Red Brick School in Wiscasset remains a significant example of Maine's pre-statehood ties to Massachusetts. According to a 1647 law passed by the Massachusetts legislature, communities of fifty families or more were required to provide for the education of their children through the establishment of schools. The construction of the Red Brick School in 1807 marked the first offering of secondary education in the community, reinforcing the education that local youth received in grammar schools. This dignified two-story brick building, with its hip roof, cupola, and crisp masonry (Flemish bond on its south entrance side and common bond on the other three sides), retained its academic vocation until 1923. Later, in 1958, the building was converted into an art gallery.
Year Listed: 1970
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