▁with ▁a ▁wooden ▁sh ing led ▁gam bre l ▁roof . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fac ade ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁the ▁entrance ▁in ▁the ▁right most ▁bay , ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁trans om ▁window . ▁ ▁The ▁roof ▁is ▁c apped ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁square ▁cup ola ▁with ▁a ▁fla red ▁roof . ▁ ▁Windows ▁are ▁ 1 2 - over - 1 2 ▁s ash ▁windows , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁possibly ▁original ▁pl ank ▁door ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Daniel ▁L ath rop ▁was ▁a ▁phys ician ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Nor wich ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁He ▁be que athed ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁Nor w icht own , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁this ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁school , ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁hous ed ▁a ▁branch ▁library , ▁and ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁a ▁pol ling ▁place . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁school ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁makes ▁a ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁adjacent ▁sil vers m ith ▁shop , ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁plan ▁but ▁out ▁of ▁wood . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Historical ▁Society ▁as ▁a ▁visitors ▁center . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁New ▁London ▁County , ▁Connecticut ▁ ▁References ▁