108 History of Hingham. 



In 1821 the School Committee, under instruction from the 

 town to consider the subject of " a schoolhouse at Rocky Nook," 

 reported the following : — 



" The building which has been for some time past used as a school- 

 house is now very much out of repair. It can be purchased for twenty 

 dollars. The probable expense of purchasing, repairing, and moving it to 

 some more central situation for the district would amount to sixty dollars. 

 It would be for the interest of the town to purchase, repair, and move to 

 some more convenient situation the building alluded to than to build a 

 new one." 



The report was accepted and the Selectmen directed to carry 

 the same into effect. 



The location of this house was in a bend of the road on Weir 

 Street, not far from East Street. It was a small building about 

 twelve or fourteen feet square. After it ceased to be used for a 

 school in 1841, it was sold, removed to the other end of Weir 

 Street, and made into a dwelling-house. A few years after 1850 

 it disappeared altogether. 



In 1841 a new house was built on Hull Street, near the present 

 North Cohasset railroad station. The house and lot were sold in 

 1859 to James Beal, who with additions converted it into the 

 dwelling-house in which he now resides. It stands on its original 

 location. 



In 1857 the town voted to build a new schoolhouse similar to 

 the one at Fort Hill. Its location was the subject of much dis- 

 cussion in town-meeting for nearly a year. It was dedicated 

 May 2, 1859, and was situated on Canterbury Street, named in 

 honor of Cornelius Canterbury, the earliest settler in that part of 

 the town, and an extensive landholder there. The lot contains 

 an acre, which, together with that portion of the street which is 

 between the schoolhouse lot and Hull Street, was presented to 

 the town by David A. Simmons of Roxbury. Rev. Henry Hersey 

 delivered the address at the dedication. It is the same house 

 which is now occupied by the mixed school of that district. 



5. North District of the South Ward. 



In 1728 the town voted " that Great Plain should have liberty 

 to remove the schoolhouse (near Peter Ripley's) where it shall 

 best accommodate them, provided they do the same at their own 

 cost and charge." 



This house was moved from the Middle District to " near 

 Theophilus Cushing's," as it is described in 1730. In 1752 

 allusion is made to it as standing " in the front of Mr. Shute's 

 land," when liberty was granted to remove it " to some more 

 convenient place." The location above mentioned was in the 

 highway near the junction of Main and South Pleasant streets. 

 In 1830 this house was sold and moved to a lot on Main Street 

 a few rods north of High Street, where it became an addition to 

 the rear of a dwelling-house, known as the Isaac Tower house, 



