Scotland One-room Schoolhouse
1879 - 1949
School # 3; District # 1

Children coming out of Scotland School at noon, September 1940: Photograph by John Vachon, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-fsa 8c17847

Scotland School is still standing and is located on the corner of Rte. 5 and Fresh Pond Neck Road. Sometime after 1949, the building was used for many years as a barbershop by Guffrie Smith. The family is seeking funds to restore the building.

Scotland Schoolhouse, 2003; photos Courtesy of Bob Lewis

County Planning and Zoning Historical Survey records note:

Scotland School is located on land donated by the Quaker family of Broardley for the establishment of a Public School for blacks. This land was donated to the St. Mary's Board of Education in 1878. The building that stands on the property today was originally a white elementary school that was moved from another site (Carriage Lane Road) and placed in 1879. The school was sold by the Board of Education to private ownership in 1949.

The six black and white images above are of children attending Scotland School in September 1940 - Photographed by John Vachon, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection. Larger images can be seen by clicking on the image above - a new window will open with the larger image. Close the window to return to this page. See these and more FSA (Farm Service Administration) photos at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html