The Old Schoolhouse, 1759
Location
35 Brainerd Street
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Hours
Open: By appointment
Contact
Phone: (609) 267-6996
http://www.colonialdamesnj.org/properties
About
In June 1759, 21 citizens of Mount Holly (nine Quakers, eight Episcopalians, four of unknown religion) subscribed for 25 shares to buy land and build a schoolhouse. In 1815, the surviving heirs of the builders deeded the building to the Female Benevolent Society. For 136 years, the schoolhouse remained in the possession of the Female Benevolent Society, until 1951 when it was presented to the New Jersey Society for preservation and restoration. It is the oldest schoolhouse in New Jersey on its original site.State Register of Historic Places