. Hollow Schoolhouse was one of the first school buildings erected in this portion of Lancaster county. The first building was a humble log structure, which was built by Joseph Rutter on his farm which Conrad Rutter, his father, had taken possession of in 1716. This house was built at the foot of the ridge

teacher of the school. The centennial was one of the biggest events in the history of Lancaster County schools, and was attended by over six hundred people. Instrumental music was furnished by the Lincoln Military Band. The vocal music was under the direction of S. G. Hipple, a teacher in the township

county in 1733, 1737 and 1746. He was also a member of St. James' Episcopal Church, at Lancaster. and �one of its first wardens. He must have died sometime between 1748 and 1750, for it is recited in a deed from Benjamin Price, goldsmith, and Susanna, his wife, to Joseph Pugh, dated April 16, 1752, that

OLD SANDSTONE SCHOOLHOUSE Lancaster County goes unchallenged in the claim of having within its borders, the oldest schoolhouse in continuous service found in any section of Pennsylvania. After the abandonment of Durlach School in 1904, following a service extending through one hundred and four