Kathleen Laidlaw Historical Center
"The Little Red Schoolhouse"

Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For More Information, call 781-545-1083.

As the headquarters of the Society, the Kathleen Laidlaw Historical Center provides the heartbeat of the organization. Two meeting rooms are available for local organizations needing meeting space. All inquiries to the Scituate Historical Society pass through this facility.

Opened in 1893, the building served as the Town's high school until the central section of what is now the Gates Intermediate School was completed in 1917. Originally located on the site of the Gates School on First Parish Road, it was moved to its present location of 43 Cudworth Road in 1919.

Over the years it has served as an auxiliary classroom building and then as offices for the Scituate schools’ superintendent. The Scituate Historical Society acquired the building in 1984 and it now houses the Society's genealogical and historical library, administrative center, and archives with a central gift shop.

Directions: Take Exit 13 from Route 3. Proceed north on Route 53 for approximately half a mile and turn right on Route 123. Stay on Route 123 for about 6 miles until you reach Route 3A. Turn left on Route 3A and go to the first set of lights. This is the intersection of First Parish Road - turn right. Proceed to the first set of lights and you will see Ronnie Shone's General Store on your left. Go straight through the intersection. You will come to a fork in the road at the Town Common. Take a SHARP right and you will see the Little Red Schoolhouse directly in front of you.