line , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁jun ct ure ▁of ▁Gro ve ▁and ▁Newton ▁Stre ets , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁site ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location ▁at ▁Lar z ▁Anderson ▁Park . ▁ ▁Use ▁ ▁The ▁Col onial ▁American ▁structure ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁school house ▁for ▁many ▁gener ations , ▁but ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁school house ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁worship ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century : ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁as ▁a ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁and ▁som etime ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁a ▁syn agog ue . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Dean ▁Pe ab ody , ▁Sr ., ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁P utter ham ▁School ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Brook line ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁al um na ▁of ▁P utter ham ▁School , ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁entitled ▁" When ▁I ▁W ent ▁to ▁School " ▁that ▁appeared ▁in ▁Pro ceed ings ▁of ▁the ▁Brook line ▁Historical ▁Society ▁ 1 9 5 9 - 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁that ▁article ▁she ▁presents ▁the ▁following ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁research : ▁ ▁" The ▁building ▁was ▁one ▁room , ▁with ▁a ▁huge ▁bar rel ▁st ove ▁in ▁the ▁back . ▁The ▁iron ▁chim ney ▁ran ▁along ▁under ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁ce iling ▁before ▁turning ▁at ▁right ▁angles ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁roof . ▁Still ▁near er ▁the ▁front ▁of