Major Avon Historical Site Open For Season Sunday

Avon Historical Society

AVON, CT — One of the town's most historic sites will open for the season on Sunday, with a special open house kicking things off.

The Avon Historical Society welcomes the public to a family-friendly, open house of the
1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse, 3 Harris Road (at the corner of West Avon Road/Route 167).

It will take place on Sunday, May 5, from 1 to 4 p.m.

After that, it will be open to the public every Sunday through September.

Meanwhile, the society is inviting anyone interested in volunteering to be a greeter for one Sunday this summer.

The 1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part
of a district with four other properties.

It was built in 1865 as Schoolhouse No. 7 and is still standing in its original location.

It is owned by the Town of Avon and was in use as a school for 84 years until 1949.

It then became a nursery school, a branch of the town library, and a meeting place for the Boy Scouts Explorer Troop 122.

Each year since 1976 the Avon Historical Society has opened the building to the public for the summer tourist season.

Volunteers act as “greeters” on Sundays in the summer. Sundays are available for anyone wishing to volunteer to greet visitors.

Contact the Avon Historical Society at info@avonhistoricalsociety.org or leave a message at 860-678-7621 for any information on volunteering.

For more information on this site and to watch a video about the schoolhouse, click on this link.