Then and Now: The Whitfield School

Located on Middlesex Avenue across from what is now the Registry of Motor Vehicles, The Whitfield School is a reminder of the days when Wilmington was a small but rapidly growing community.

Built in approximately 1904, The Whitefield School was one of the first multi room schoolhouses built in Wilmington. With the town growing rapidly and more and more students entering the local school system, Wilmington’s small, one room buildings were simply not large enough to accommodate the town’s growing needs.

Named for The Whitfield Elm Tree that stood across from it, The Whitfield School educated countless students in town before a drop in enrollments closed its doors. Since that time The Whitfield School has been home to both The Town Hall Annex and The Public Works Department. 

Today, the Whitfield School’s future is in question. Many residents feel that the building should be preserved as part of our school system’s history while others believe that it should be torn down.