▁No . ▁ 5 ▁School ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁western ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Old ▁Mill ▁Road ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁single - story ▁brick ▁structure , ▁with ▁a ▁g able ▁roof ▁and ▁a ▁stone ▁foundation . ▁ ▁It ▁measures ▁about ▁, ▁with ▁its ▁long ▁axis ▁and ▁roof ▁orient ed ▁east - west . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁fac ade ▁houses ▁a ▁single ▁door , ▁which ▁provides ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁north ▁wall ▁has ▁four ▁windows , ▁placed ▁slightly ▁irregular ly , ▁while ▁the ▁south ▁wall ▁has ▁only ▁three . ▁ ▁The ▁west ▁side ▁has ▁no ▁windows , ▁but ▁also ▁has ▁evidence ▁in ▁the ▁brick work ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁once ▁two ▁windows . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁a ▁vest ib ule ▁area , ▁which ▁then ▁opens ▁into ▁the ▁class room . ▁ ▁The ▁wall ▁separ ating ▁the ▁spaces ▁is ▁vertical ▁tongue - and - gro ove , ▁with ▁an ▁original ▁Federal - period ▁door . ▁ ▁The ▁class room ▁walls ▁are ▁finished ▁in ▁vertical ▁tongue - and - gro ove ▁w ain sc oting , ▁with ▁pl aster ▁above . ▁ ▁Flo ors ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁original ▁random - width ▁pl ank ing , ▁fast ened ▁with ▁cut ▁n ails . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 , ▁established ▁a ▁district ▁school ▁system ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁and