Cream Hill Agricultural School
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| Location | Cream Hill Road, Cornwall, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′33″N 73°19′22″W / 41.89250°N 73.32278°W |
| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001986[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1976 |
The Cream Hill Agricultural School is believed to be the first school in the United States devoted to education in agricultural practices. Founded in 1845 on a farmstead on Cream Hill Road in northern Cornwall, Connecticut, it operated until 1869. The property, still in agricultural use, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
The Cream Hill Agricultural School property is located on 400 acres (160 ha) in northern Cornwall, a rural community in the northwestern hills of Connecticut. The main farmstead is found on the west side of Cream Hill Road, north of its junction with Wadsworth Road. In additions to more modern farm trappings, much of its historic educational complex survives. This includes a c. 1770 2+1⁄2-story farmhouse, to which a 1+1⁄2-story ell was added about 1840. A second wing was added in 1845, specifically for use as classroom space. This two-story flat-roofed structure was enlarged in 1850 with a similar section topped by a square turret. Standing west of this complex are sheds and barns of 19th-century vintage.[2]
