Barrington, NH – Barrington School
This is the second in a series of three ornaments Hampshire
Pewter is producing for the town of Barrington, NH. They decided to feature Barrington
School which was completed in 1938 on Route 9 at Province Lane. The first day of
school in the new building was September 19th. In the mid 1950's, a
single story addition was added that doubled the square footage of the
building. Finally, in the early 1960's, a second level was added. The
building served as town hall for a number of years as well.
Barrington is located in Strafford County in the
southeastern part of New Hampshire. It is adjacent to Dover, Rochester,
Madbury, Lee, Durham, Nottingham, Northwood and Strafford. It was incorporated in 1722 and named for Samuel
Shute of Barrington Hall, colonial governor
of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The town was slow
to settle initially, but by 1810 had 3500 residents.
While Barrington covers 48.5 square miles, its’ population
is still under 10,000 people giving it a true New England small-town feel.
Barrington is drained by the Isinglass and Bellamy
Rivers. Swains Lake and Mendum’s
Pond are in the south. The highest point in town is an unnamed summit
near its western border, measuring 610 feet above sea level.
The highest named summit is Bumfagging Hill, at 601 ft. The town is
located entirely in the Piscataqua River watershed.
The Barrington Tricentennial Committee are selling the
ornaments at Calef's Country Store, George Calef Fine Foods, The Christmas
Dove, Knight's Garage and the Barrington Fire Department. Be on the lookout for
Barrington’s next custom ornament and if you’d like to learn more about the
custom process and see more of our work visit https://www.hampshirepewter.com/custom-made-pewter-corporate-gifts.