▁had ▁seven ▁districts ▁by ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁district ▁ 5 ▁school house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁on ▁land ▁purchased ▁from ▁Or ville ▁L oth rop , ▁whose ▁farm house ▁still ▁stands ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁across ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁fund ed ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁district ▁residents ▁until ▁the ▁state ▁abol ished ▁the ▁district ▁system ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁school ▁( like ▁the ▁town ' s ▁other ▁district ▁schools ) ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁It ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁school ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁its ▁ownership ▁apparently ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁L oth ro ps , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁ret aken ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁non payment ▁of ▁tax es . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁residence , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁a ▁turn - of - the - 2 0 th - century ▁appearance . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁historical ▁society ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁with ▁st ip ulations ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁exclus ively ▁historical ▁purposes . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁operated ▁by ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁museum . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Wor c ester ▁County ,