Old Middlefield Schoolhouse Museum

The Old Middlefield Schoolhouse Museum is the headquarters of the Town of Middlefield Historical Association, housed in the 1875 Old Schoolhouse No. 1 in the hamlet of Middlefield. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and operated as a two-story, two-classroom school until 1954.

Inside is a restored schoolroom with desks complete with inkwells, along with a post office window from a local store, historical exhibits, documents, photographs, artifacts and a small gift shop. The grounds hold the town’s only Veterans Memorial, and a creekside playing field and picnic tables are open to the public.

What to Know

• The schoolhouse was built in 1875 and taught students until 1954.
• A restored schoolroom has desks with inkwells.
• All 2,500 photographs in the collection have been digitized into a searchable database.
• The grounds include a Veterans Memorial erected in 2013, and the association keeps a registry of veterans.
• The association holds a summer Community Day, a Fall Festival and a Christmas program.