1772 Grant Recipient: District 9 South Village Schoolhouse

The Sutton Historical Society is one of sixteen grantees in 2023 for funds through The 1772 Foundation for work on the District 9 South Village Schoolhouse

The District 9 South Village Schoolhouse is the sole remaining unaltered one-story schoolhouse of the fifteen that once served the rural town of Sutton. The Sutton Historical Society is embarking on a full renovation of the building this summer. This $10,000 grant will fund painting the exterior of the schoolhouse, restoring its original white color, and restoring ten 6/6 windows and two six-pane fixed windows. Additional work supported in part by a 2022 LCHIP matching grant and other donors will include roof replacement, sill and foundation repair, site work to mitigate moisture, and interior wall and ceiling repairs. Once completed, the building will be re-opened to the public and used for educational programs and events.

“The Sutton Historical Society is very grateful to the N.H. Preservation Alliance and the 1772 Foundation for their financial assistance in our efforts to restore an important building in the center of the historic South Sutton Village. With this help, our one-room South Village Schoolhouse will continue to live on as a reminder of how our schools and education system have evolved over the past 100-plus years,” said Judy Lowe, president of the Sutton Historical Society.