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Trafalgar Township Historical Society "Documenting, celebrating and preserving the agricultural heritage of North Oakville" |
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society "Documenting, celebrating and preserving the agricultural heritage of North Oakville" |
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Projects: One Room Schoolhouse Restoration
Photo Gallery The Trafalgar Township Historical Society is actively seeking corporate donors to help with our one-room schoolhouse restoration project. The first schoolhouse mentioned in Palermo's records is from 1844. A new schoolhouse was built in 1875. It was destroyed by a storm in the early 1940s. The current schoolhouse was built in 1942. The cornerstone from the 1875 schoolhouse was bricked into the back of the 1942 building. Restoring the one-room schoolhouse in Palermo on the north side of Dundas just east of Bronte Road has been a main focus of the Trafalgar Township Historical Society. Owned by the Town of Oakville the schoolhouse was used for at least 30 years by the Oakville Players theatre group but has been empty for several years. The Trafalgar Township Historical Society did not want to see this important remanent of Trafalgar's history torn down. We have received the Town's permission to use the building as part of our Trafalgar 200 Family Day Celebration planned for September16 2006 and we are currently in the process of restoring it. Our members have donated items to refurbish the schoolhouse including a teacher's desk, children's desks, school books, quills, globe etc. As well Benjamin Moore has generously offered to supply all the paint. We are actively seeking other local community partners to help us complete the restoration. The schoolhouse is well preserved and the building is sound, however the floor needs to be sanded and refinished, plaster needs to be repaired on part of the eastern wall, gutters need to be cleaned and the flashing needs to be replaced around the chimney. The schoolhouse has a generous backyard. The Historical Society hopes that other buildings, such as the 1840 log cabin on Burnhamthorpe might eventually be moved to the site to create a important heritage site in Palermo. |