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The Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children is an important landmark of African-American history at 106 Goffe Street in New Haven, Connecticut.〔 The building, also known as Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.〔 ==History== The first school for African-Americans in New Haven opened in 1811.〔(Jean Sutherland, Examining the African American Role in New Haven History: Pride in the Past; Hope for the Future, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute )〕 In 1854, Sally Wilson, a black teacher, began a small school for African-American children in her own house in New Haven (The Artisan Street Colored School). The creation of a more permanent institution was proposed at a meeting of New Haven citizens in the home of Atwater Treat in 1864.〔 and (''Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1978'' )〕 The purpose was to provide for
Mary Lucas Hillhouse, daughter of James Hillhouse, purchased land for $5,000 and hired New Haven architect Henry Austin to design the building.〔 Austin donated his design.〔 Money was raised and the building was built in 1864.〔E. M. Brown, New Haven: A guide to architecture and urban design, Yale University Press, 1976.〕 The brick, gable-roofed building is two stories with an attic and a wide dentillated cornice.〔 The interior staircase includes heavy turned balusters and an oak handrail.〔 The school served as an evening school from 1866 to 1871.〔B. L. Savage, ''African American Historic Places'', 1995. John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 0-471-14345-6〕 Very few educational opportunities for African-American children were available previously. The school then closed in 1874 as African-American children began attending previously all-white public schools,〔(B. W. Coles Trader, The Insights of American Blacks During the 19th and 20th Centuries in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. )〕 beginning 1869.〔Adena Silberstein, "(Largest group of black Masons celebrates 150 years )", ''New Haven Register'', Friday, March 14, 2008.〕 The building was subsequently used by African-American community organizations, as a parish hall and as a lodge for Prince Hall Masons.〔N. C. Curtis, Black Heritage Sites: An African American Odyssey and Finder's Guide, 1996, ALA Editions, page 281-282.〕 The building was sold to the Widow’s Son Lodge No. 1 in 1995.〔(A. Katz, New Haven Register, September 25, 2007 )〕 The building was renovated by the Masons with help from Gateway Community College, city public schools and Yale University. The one-room Little Red Brick Schoolhouse Museum opened in 1997.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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