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Little Red Schoolhouse (Amherst, Massachusetts)
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The Little Red Schoolhouse, also known as Amherst Day School, was a historic schoolhouse on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Designed by the noted academic architect James Kellum Smith of the firm McKim, Mead and White, the building was completed in 1937. The Georgian Revival-style schoolhouse is of brick, steel and concrete construction,[1] and was built from the ground up to serve preschool children. Features include built-in wood cubbies in the hallway for storing coats and belongings, toddler-sized bench seats around the periphery of the main meeting room, and windows placed at a low height so that children can look out.[2] Referring to the schoolhouse in a 1951 publication, former Amherst College President Stanley King wrote, "No building on the Amherst campus is better built."[3]
Little Red Schoolhouse | |
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Former names | Amherst Day School |
General information | |
Location | 25 East Drive Amherst, Massachusetts, USA |
Coordinates | 42°22′20.262″N 72°31′10.7826″W |
Completed | 1937 |
Demolished | 2016 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Kellum Smith |
Other designers | McKim, Mead and White |
Little Red Schoolhouse developed into a children's education resource serving both college faculty and parents from the greater Amherst community.
In 2011, Amherst College announced plans to close Little Red Schoolhouse in order to make way for a major campus construction project. The preschool program was terminated in May 2013, and the building was demolished in May 2016.