First building

Nathaniel Graniss, an early area settler, felt there was need for a school in the area, and deeded land where a school was built in 1808. The building was renovated into a church

Local church

A local church is a Christian congregation of members and clergy.Local church may also refer to:* Local churches , a Christian group based on the teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, and associated with the Living Stream Ministry publishing house.* Parish church, a local church united with...

 in 1830, and school rooms were relegated to the basement. The church moved down the street to occupy a different building in 1864, and the building was once again utilized entirely as a school. The facility was then named after Theodore Dwight Woolsey

Theodore Dwight Woolsey

Theodore Dwight Woolsey was an American academic, author and president of Yale College from 1846 through 1871.-Biography:Theodore Dwight Woolsey was born October 31, 1801 in New York City...

. In 1873, another school was constructed on Woolsey Street, taking up the Woolsey School name. The original building was then renamed Grand Street School or Fair Haven School.

Second building (1895-1914)

A new building replaced the old one in 1895 and was renamed the Horace H. Strong School after a Warden for Fair Haven

Fair Haven, Connecticut

Fair Haven is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of New Haven, Connecticut located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers. The northeast section of the neighborhood is also known as Chatham Square....

 and member of the Fair Haven Board of Education. The building burned down on January 27, 1914.

Third building (1915-2011)

The third structure was built in 1915 at 69 Grand Ave in the Collegiate Tudor

Tudor style architecture

The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...

 style of architecture. While at this site, it was an overflow school for district kindergartners

Kindergarten

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 and first graders. It had a student population of approximately 277 utilizing a 1.055 acres (4,269.4 m²) site.

Fourth building (2011-present)

Strong School was moved in 2011 to the former Vincent Mauro school, located Orchard Street in New Haven.