▁shape . ▁ ▁Dis put e ▁over ▁record ▁The ▁Town ▁of ▁Franklin ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Red ▁Br ick ▁School ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁continu ously - running ▁one - room ▁brick ▁school ▁house ▁providing ▁public ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁That ▁record ▁was ▁disput ed ▁by ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁Franklin ' s ▁community ▁when ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁being ▁we ighed ▁by ▁Franklin ' s ▁School ▁Committee . ▁A ▁town ▁employee ▁and ▁public ▁school ▁parent ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cro yd on , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁" one - room ▁school ▁house " ▁whose ▁building ▁is ▁fifty ▁years ▁older ▁than ▁the ▁Red ▁Br ick ▁School . ▁The ▁en su ing ▁discussion ▁focused ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁term ▁" one ▁room " ▁meant ▁class ▁space ▁or ▁actual ▁rooms . ▁The ▁Cro yd on ▁school house ▁actually ▁had ▁two ▁rooms , ▁one ▁used ▁today ▁as ▁a ▁class room ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁used ▁as ▁extra ▁space , ▁holding ▁a ▁table , ▁a ▁counter , ▁cabin ets , ▁and ▁a ▁copy ▁machine . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁department ▁established ▁a ▁task ▁force ▁to ▁study ▁all ▁the ▁issues ▁surrounding ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁questions ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁debate . ▁ ▁The ▁task ▁force ▁report ▁addresses ▁the ▁Cro yd on ▁School ▁House ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Franklin ' s ▁website . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Nor folk ▁County , ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Sch ool ▁buildings