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Schoolhouse in District No. 2, School Street. This was the town’s largest schoolhouse when it was built in 1854. A short time before, in 1842, a two-story schoolhouse had been built further along on School Street, but it quickly proved inadequate. It is now a residence (59 School Street). The new, much larger building–later known as Union Hall–was sited where the Grade School stands today. Designed in the Italianate style, it incorporated such trend-conscious features as the intricate brickwork along the eaves and above the arched windows. The change from the simplicity and austerity of earlier school buildings was dramatic and reflected the growing prosperity of the era. 1858. From Jaffrey Then & Now, 1994.