Located east of the Kennebec River in rural southern Georgetown, the Stone School House is a small rectangular one-story building with a side-gabled roof. It is a rare example of a stone school house in Maine. The front facade has an entry placed to the left of two small windows. General Joseph Berry oversaw the construction of the school, which was completed by Irish stonemasons. Berry became a prominent shipowner and building in Georgetown and Bath. Georgetown was originally known as Parker's Island, named after John Parker who arrived here in 1668. European-American settlement in Georgetown did not flourish until the 1700s and the town was incorporated in 1788. By 1820, around the time of the school houses construction, Georgetown numbered 1,165 individuals. The exact date of construction for the school has not been documented, but the first recorded mention of it dates to 1821 when a porch and stove were added. Georgetown's population remained steady through the nineteenth century and the Stone School House was numbered with eight other public schools in the town. The school may have closed in the 1890s, but it served a local church congregation in the 1930s. By the 1970s the Georgetown Historical Society had purchased the building for a museum property.
Year Listed: 1977
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