Hartford’s Northwest District School began with just two rooms in 1870 and was later much enlarged, with additions in 1885, 1891, 1899, 1905 and 1910. In 1914, the 1891 section was moved aside to make room for a final addition. This was said to have been the largest relocation of a brick building in New England up to that time. All of the school complex, except for that 1891 section, were demolished in 1978. The surviving building was used as offices by the Hartford Board of Education until 1997 and was then left vacant for many years. It will soon be the home of the John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center, which will serve as a historical and educational institution for research.
Northwest District School, Hartford (1891)
is this what became Northwest Jones school? my dad worked there when i was young
I graduated from there in 1970, while watching the construction of Fox Middle during my eighth grade. In the fall of 1970, I entered Weaver High School as a freshman. I believe our principles at N.W. Jones were, Mr. Mulholland, and Mr, Donahue.