▁A ▁ 2 - 1 / 2 ▁story ▁g abled ▁section ▁projects ▁from ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁fac ade , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁at ▁its ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁entry ▁is ▁slightly ▁off - center , ▁and ▁is ▁shelter ed ▁by ▁a ▁g abled ▁por ch ▁supported ▁by ▁square ▁posts . ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁relatively ▁un ad orn ed , ▁its ▁mass ing , ▁sl ender ▁corner ▁m ould ing , ▁and ▁partial ▁g able ▁returns ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁indic ators ▁of ▁its ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁is ▁more ▁elaborate , ▁and ▁is ▁reflect ive ▁of ▁an ▁evolution ary ▁history ▁dict ated ▁by ▁changing ▁state ▁requirements ▁for ▁school ▁building ▁standards . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁J . W . ▁Zw icker , ▁replacing ▁a ▁district ▁school ▁that ▁had ▁burn ed ▁down ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁ ▁Despite ▁attempts ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁build ▁it ▁to ▁then - current ▁state ▁standards , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁them , ▁and ▁required ▁some ▁alter ations ▁before ▁ach ieving ▁state ▁cert ification ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁alter ations ▁were ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁banks ▁of ▁windows ▁to ▁improve ▁class room ▁and ▁light ing , ▁and ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁he ating , ▁vent ilation , ▁and ▁bath room ▁facilities . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁also ▁hous ed ▁the ▁local ▁G range ▁chapter ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁that ▁space ▁was ▁adapted ▁for