Octagon House

Tlie school district of which the village of Barrington rorn.s a part is Cnion District No. 10. A school house was built in 1846 or 1847. on what is now the site of L. H. Bute's house. School was kept here until 18.13. but the name of the first teacher, as well as those of subsequent ones, have escaped the memory of the oldest inhabitant. In the year last mentioned the scbool house was moved and converted into Laptain Sabin's saloon. Two school-houses were 'hen used, one on the Harrington side, erected in UU,»1 the other on the Cuba side, erected in 1806. The two schools were conducted independently until 1868. when the districts were consolidated, aud now include a portion of each of three towns Barnngton, Cnba and FJa-the latter two in Lake County lho Cuba Soo|.h0U« was sold in August. 1883 and a new house erected in Barriugtou that year. It lltw- Story building with six rooms, and was first occumed September 17. A list of the principal teachers

Passage source: History of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1884.

The Mdhodist Church at Burrimjhn ('cuter was organized in 1840, with six members. John C. Allen was class leader. Phillip N. Gould was steward. The Other members were Mi s. Allen and Mrs. Gould, and Mrs. Sarah Miller, wife of Ahah Miller, and her sou, E. N. Miller. They worshiped in a school. house about thirteen years, when a church was built, u plain, neat frame edifice, thirty-four by fifty-two feet, with a short steeple and a bell, the whole costing $2,200. This society grew to be quite nourishing, so much so that ill 185S it was considered the strongest Church on the Dundee circuit. At this time it hud eighty-live members. Subsequently its numbers gradually diminished, and now it has only six members, the same as the original number. K. N. Miller is the only one of the original six that is still a member. Since 1801 this Church has been connected with and supplied from the Church at Barrington Station. The building up of Barrington Village drew many of the people thither from the central part of the township, which at tho same time reduced the membership of the Church at the Center and increased that of the Church at the village of Barrington. In 1872 their numbers here had so increased that a new church building was required. One was therefore erected in this year and dedicated December 22. 1873. It is a two-story frame, with spire, and eost,iucluditig furnishing and a'liue five hundred dollar organ, about $4,50u. The ministers hero since the erection of this building have been: Rov. Robert Bcatty in 1872; Rev. John T, Cooper, 1*73; llev. George K. Hoover, 1874-75: Rev." John Hitchcock, 18*6-77-78: Rev. Samuel H, Straits, 1879-80: Rov. Joseph Caldwell, 1861i and Rev. John Nate, 1882.83.

Passage source: History of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1884.

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