Pullen Corner School

History

The Pullen’s Corner School is a historic schoolhouse located at Chase Farm in Lincoln, Rhode Island. It is a small wood-frame structure with a gable roof, set on a granite foundation. It is a single bay wide and two deep, with the interior divided between a small vestibule area and the single classroom. The property also includes a woodshed and privy. The schoolhouse was built c. 1840, and was one of the first schoolhouses built by the town.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Pullen’s Corner Schoolhouse was originally apart of Smithfield in School District No. 19. After the division of the Town of Smithfield in 1871, it was in Lincoln.

It was originally located in the northwestern part of Lincoln. This is where Whipple Road connects to Angel Road. In 2016, the schoolhouse was relocated and carefully restored in Chase Farms. The building was then re-opened for visitors in 2018.

Pullen’s Corner Schoolhouse was nicknamed the Hot Potato School. This nickname was given because of the actions of one of the teachers. One of the teachers would cook potatoes on the school’s stove in order for her students to enjoy a hot lunch.

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