About School House No. 6

School House No. 6, Temple’s last remaining one-room schoolhouse, stands in the pasture just south of the village. Built c. 1820, it served youngsters in North Temple until 1899 when, with only 12 pupils remaining, it closed its doors.

Seventh-Day Adventists used the building as a meetinghouse for a time, and in 1930 orchardist Daniel Barry bought it for an apple-packing shed. In 2001, alarmed by its deterioration and fearful for its future safety, the Temple Historical Society moved the neglected old school to its new site. Clapboards have been repaired and replaced as needed, a new roof is complete, the exterior freshly painted. Now, thanks to your help, restoration of the interior has commenced.

Be sure to visit this charming piece of Americana, where four generations of Temple children learned the Three Rs.