Open House Slated For Washington School

MANCHESTER, CT — Washington Elementary School, which is closing in June, will be open to community members on Thursday, May 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. for tours and an opportunity to learn about the history of the building from town historian Susan Barlow.

The open house will be preceded from 4:30-6 p.m. with a reception for former (and current) Washington employees.

The district is compiling an all-time Washington School employee list, which is posted on the district website (www.mpspride.org) and includes a link to add additional names.

Washington opened in 1915 (and cost $62,000 to build) but is closing as part of a multi-faceted campaign to modernize elementary schools throughout the district.

Barlow is scheduled to give her presentation at 6:15 p.m. and again at 7:15 p.m. She will discuss the Ninth District School Fire in 1913 that led to the hasty construction of the Washington building, the “four acres” behind the school where Olympian Joe McCluskey trained and more.
Washington Elementary School is at 94 Cedar St.

For information about the open house please contact Jim Farrell, the district’s communications director at b11jfarr@mpspride.org or at 860-268-6377.