▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁unsafe , ▁but ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Franklin ' s ▁residents ▁paid ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁ref urb ished . ▁The ▁proceed s ▁from ▁s elling ▁six - inch ▁square ▁cer am ic ▁t iles ▁with ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁supported ▁this . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Public ▁school ▁tradition ▁continues ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁ 1 7 5 ▁years ▁of ▁regular ▁use , ▁the ▁Red ▁Br ick ▁School , ▁which ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁kind erg arten ▁for ▁Franklin ' s ▁Public ▁School ▁System , ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁" sur plus " ▁by ▁the ▁Franklin ▁School ▁Department . ▁The ▁school ▁committee ▁voted ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁turned ▁the ▁Red ▁Br ick ▁School ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁Of ▁Franklin . ▁ ▁The ▁town , ▁with ▁community ▁support , ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Class ical ▁Char ter ▁Public ▁School ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁little ▁Br ick ▁School ▁into ▁their ▁educational ▁offer ings . ▁Today ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁public ▁education ▁continues ▁in ▁this ▁one ▁room ▁class room , ▁viewed ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁tre asure . ▁The ▁school ▁remains ▁a ▁large ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁and ▁is ▁rarely ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Franklin ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁school ▁remain ▁in ▁clean