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Help Restore the Schoolhouse
Southington's oldest surviving school building taught its first students in 1750 — and it needs work now. Every gift is made through the Southington Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and goes to restore, repair, and maintain the West Street School.
Tax-Deductible Giving
Your Gift Is Tax-Deductible
Donations to the West Street School restoration are made through the Southington Historical Society Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization — EIN 06-6080963 — so your gift is tax-deductible.
“100% of your donation will go to the benefit of your historical society.”
Don't just take our word for it: Verify our 501(c)(3) status on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer(opens in a new tab)
Ways to Give
How to Give Today
Online giving details are being finalized. In the meantime, the Southington Historical Society accepts gifts directly — by phone, in person, or through this site's contact form.
By Phone
Call the Southington Historical Society to make a gift to the West Street School restoration.
(860) 621-4811In Person
Visit the Society at 239 Main Street, Southington — open Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.
Through This Site
Send us a note through the contact form and we'll follow up about your gift.
Go to the contact formMore questions about giving? Read the FAQ →
The Work Ahead
What Your Donation Does
Donations restore, repair, and maintain the schoolhouse.
The building shows its age honestly: paint is peeling and alligatored on the clapboards, window sashes and shutters are weathered and damaged, and the woodshed's board doors have rotted through. Your gift goes directly toward putting that right.
Why It Matters
Worth Saving
The West Street School is Southington's oldest surviving school building.
- Taught its first students
- 1750
- In service as a schoolhouse until
- 1945
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Dec 1, 1988
- National Register reference number
- #88002689
The St. Thomas Lesson
Don't Let This Happen to West St. School
St. Thomas Church — built 1865, demolished 2025. Southington has already watched one landmark come down. The West Street School doesn't have to share that fate.
See the Restoration EffortMore Ways to Help
Share Your Story
Photos, papers, objects, and memories of the school are another way to give.
Share your story →
Come See It
Visit the schoolhouse at an open house or community event.
See upcoming events →
Who's Behind This
Meet the Southington Historical Society and the people leading the restoration.
About the effort →