1796 Old Farm School
Bloomfield is rich in history—from Tunxis Indian Trails to Underground Railroad stops to Mark Twain’s nature treks. Prior to 1796, a log house stood on or near the original site of the Old Farm Schoolhouse. The Old Farm Schoolhouse, the oldest public building in town, stands at the corner of School Street and Park Avenue. It was built in 1796 in the Old Farm School District, one of seven school districts in the Wintonbury Parish of Windsor. Until 1839 it was known simply as the Brick School. The prized bell is as old as the school, having been donated in 1796 by Wintonbury resident Frederick