Heritage Commission - Historic Sites


    The Little Red Schoolhouse

      The Little Red Schoolhouse of Danville is located on route 111A. It's across the street from Center Cemetery and Hersey Road. It was built in 1834. The first teacher was Miss Levinia Sanborn. The last teacher was Miss Mabelle Warner in 1901.


    The White Schoolhouse/Sanborn Library

      The White Schoolhouse and Sanborn Library was built just before 1900. It is located at 44 Beach Plain Road. It taught grades 1-8 until 1939. It is now the Oliver Sanborn Memorial Library.


    The Old Red Schoolhouse

      The Old Red Schoolhouse in Danville was originally built in 1780. In 1834, it burned down. The one still standing is the schoolhouse that was rebuilt in 1835. There were up to 80 students going there in a school year. Some children did not go to school every day because they needed to work at their farm or do chores. The last year for the school was 1894-1895.


    Ye Olde Cemetery

      People have been buried at Ye Olde Cemetery for over 250 years. The earliest deaths marked are in 1740. It is north of the Old Meeting House and is the burial site of, then Hawke's, first minister Reverend John Page' who died in the small pox epidemic on 'Tuckertown Road.


    Bee Hive Hut

      This is a man-made structure set into the side of a hill. It has a huge stone as the roof and is three feet deep. No one knows what it was used for or when it was created. It is located in the woods behind the town shed.


    Town Pound

      This is located just a short distance south of the Little Red Schoolhouse across the street. This was built in 1802 as a place to hold stray animals until their owners could come get them. They had to pay a fee to the town to get them back.


    Old Meeting House

      The people of Danville started building this place in 1754 to hold town meetings and to have a place to worship. Families bought pews for their families to sit in and this helped pay for the construction of the meeting house. This building is one of the oldest in the state of New Hampshire still standing.


    Tuckertown Road

      This was one of the first official roads in town in 1766. In 1781-1782 there was a small pox epidemic that killed many people including the town's first minister Rev. John Page. In those days people did not know a lot about disease and were very superstitious so no one ever went back down the road in fear of getting the small pox.


    North Danville Union Church

      This church was created in 1850 by several different religions who all shared the church on different Sundays. It has a very interesting antique organ inside which was give to the church in 1939.


    Samuel and Peter Sargent Cooperage Shop

      This shop was built in 1850 on Main Street. It built barrels and ladder back chairs. In 1968 the shop and all of it's original contents were donated to the town and moved to Beach Plain road.


    Webster Stage Coach Stop

      This historic Danville site is currently being moved and restored for everyone in town to enjoy. Stay tuned for updates and more information on this exciting local landmark.


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