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Dayton Mills Schoolhouse - District No. 6

Historic Site #:04-001   (Exists)   Type: C1,E3 Town:Huron
Site Name:Dayton Mills Schoolhouse - District No. 6GPS Coordinates:43.264183, -76.884533
Address:10535 Slaght Rd, Huron, NY 14590 (Corner of North Huron & Slaght Rds.)
Description:
One of eleven rural schoolhouses in the town of Huron, the Dayton Mills Schoolhouse - District No. 6, was built in 1871.  This rural one-room schoolhouse offers the visitor a journey back to the early 1900s with period desks, tables, stove, and other furnishings. 

 
Interior of Dayton Mills Schoolhouse in North Huron - with displays of books and maps. Courtesy of Elizabeth Fox

Contact: Rosa Fox, Huron Historian   Phone: 315-573-4493   eMail: rfox@townofhuron.org

Fees: free   Suggested tour time: Summer

Hours of operation:please call

 
Historic narrative:
From the mid-1800's until 1935, the Town of Huron had 11 school districts - each with its own 
school house. Students walked to school - some a distance of 
two miles or more. In most cases, each school had one teacher who was responsible for 
teaching students of all ages all subjects. 

The first public school in Huron opened in 1809.  It was located in what was originally a log cabin 
for slaves on the Helm property (now Thomas Farms) on Ridge Road near Resort.  

1935 brought to a close the era of the one-room schoolhouse for the Town of Huron. School buses 
began to transport students to the larger public schools in Wolcott and North Rose. Many of the 
teachers followed the students to these newer and larger school houses.


References:

Huron Schoolhouses