The school house needs renovations... how can you help?

On April 11, 2023, the Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse Historical Society met with five people interested in needed renovations for the Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse. The Schoolhouse is an over 200-year-old School and was closed in 1943.

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The School sits on Route 16, about 4 miles out of Stratton. The Schoolhouse was entered in the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1997, by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC. The Schoolhouse is believed to be the original Schoolhouse and was once known as the Bloomfield Plantation Schoolhouse.

The Old School is currently in desperate need of new shingles for its roof and needs painting. Once known as the Bloomfield Plantation Schoolhouse, it is believed to have been built in the late 1800s. Still on display at the Schoolhouse are the original student and teacher desks which have remained since it closed 80 years ago. The Society has a list of teachers from 1919 to 1943, along with a list of students who attended beginning September 7, 1925, until it closed in 1943.

Two Fundraising Events are scheduled for Saturday, May 27, 2023. A Food and Bake Sale will be held at the Eustis Community Building in the Village of Stratton from 10 am to 2 pm. On Saturday evening Vernon O Bean with be holding his Annual Birthday Celebration Fundraiser at the Stratton Plaza. There will be a Food Sale from 4 pm to 7 pm. "Karaoke For A Cause" will start at 7 pm.

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The Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse closed 80 years ago in 1943. It needs roof repairs and a paint job to be open to the public. Meet one of the last two remaining students who attended the Schoolhouse.

Donations to the Historical Society are appreciated.

Donations are welcome at the Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse Historical Society, PO Box 385, Stratton, ME 04982

For more information, please call 207-246-3092 or 207-246-4591 or email to cpshhs@gmail.com