The Redding board of Selectmen has authorized thousands of dollars for a structural analysis of a brick one-room school house.  The Redding Historical Society is seeking to apply for a grant to restore Umpawaug Schoolhouse. 

The Board this month approved just shy of $6,000 for some structural repairs.  A historic preservationist who lives in Redding estimated that figure during an engineering evaluation of the 1789 structure. 

The Redding Pilot reports that the schoolhouse was first restored in 1938, and again in 1965.  The scope of work includes fixing a leaky roof and bricks starting to separate from the foundation.