A little yellow schoolhouse in Brentwood sounded a bell and opened its doors Friday, more than a century after serving as a teaching hub for a "model society" that eventually petered out.

Unlike the turn of the 20th century, when pupils sat to learn inside the octagon building, there weren’t yet children clamoring inside on Friday but instead several dozen residents and public officials who played a part in reviving the once-aging structure.

“We take pride in being among the very few districts with its historic schoolhouse preserved on its own ground, a powerful symbol of pride, perseverance and a deep respect for history,” district Superintendent Wanda Ortiz Rivera told those who gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school.

“Like this schoolhouse, Brentwood stands strong, resi

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