School District No. 5

In 1829 the Delaware General Assembly enacted legislation that established a public school system and divided the state into local districts, including School District #5, which served students in this area. In 1854 a two-story brick schoolhouse was built here to replace the outgrown frame structure used since the district’s creation. After several local districts were consolidated in 1881, a new school was built nearby on the opposite side of South Street. When it was completed in 1884, the District #5 property was sold, the brick building was converted into a home and later dismantled, and the school’s frame attachment was moved behind the lot to face Cummins Street and renovated as a private residence. In 1936 the wooden structure that had once served local students was moved again to its present location at 110 South Street.

Smyrna, Delaware · United States