▁Ad j acent ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁a ▁gra vey ard ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁early ▁sett lers ▁and ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁March , ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁Jacob ▁Gir adin ▁purchased ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁Stra ff ord ▁Station . ▁Short ly ▁there after ▁a ▁log ▁cabin ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁school ▁building . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁the ▁Old ▁E agle ▁School ▁House ▁was ▁built , ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁demol ished ▁circa ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁building ▁was ▁a ▁stone ▁one - room ▁structure ▁with ▁several ▁large ▁windows , ▁de void ▁of ▁glass ▁approximately ▁half ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁structure . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁he ated ▁by ▁an ▁open ▁wood ▁fire , ▁later ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁wood - burn ing ▁st ove . ▁Stud ents ▁sat ▁on ▁wooden ▁sl ab ▁ben ches ▁arranged ▁in ▁double ▁rows ▁around ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁master ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁near ▁the ▁fire place . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁community ▁purposes , ▁such ▁as ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁meet ings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁education . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁size . ▁He avy ▁use ▁took ▁a ▁to ll ▁on ▁the ▁structure ▁such ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁"