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“The Third” School House (S.S. #5) - Digital Archive
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The lands we know today as the Township of Puslinch have been home to
Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. We acknowledge that we are on the
traditional territory of the Hatiwendaronk, as well as the treaty lands and traditional
territory of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee.
With increasing encroachment by non-Indigenous settlers in the Township of Puslinch, the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee could not continue their traditional lifestyle and settled in their villages along the Credit River and in the Grand River Valley. These Indigenous nations uphold their Treaty Rights within our jurisdiction.
Today, the Township of Puslinch remains home to Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to share and respect Mother Earth and are committed to building constructive and cooperative relationships with Indigenous nations.
“The Third” School House (S.S. #5)
Biographical Info
“The Third” School House (School Section #5) on Concession 3, was built in 1868 on land donated by Alexander McKay. This fieldstone schoolhouse faces the road, and is one of the two school sections which is not part of a village or hamlet. Over the years, renovations have been done to the front entrance, including a concrete block added to the front area for washrooms, done in the mid-nineteenth century.
“The Third” closed in 1965 and became a private home, with the front entrance moving to the east side of the building instead of facing the road. The schoolhouse was sympathetically renovated in 2010, which re-installed a cedar-shake roof, restored the belfry, and covered the cement blocks at the front with horizontal wood siding.
The property is historically associated with education in Puslinch, as well as the farming community known as “The Third.”
Categories: Decade Built – 1860s, Decade Plaqued – 2010s, Historical Association – Scottish/Scotland, Materials – Frame With Siding, Materials – Stone, One-and-a-half storeys, Schoolhouse Style