[1] The town center of Stannard, a small rural community of northern Vermont, is little more than a crossroads at Stannard Mountain Road and Lazy Mill Road, with dispersed residences.

It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gable roof, clapboarded exterior, and granite foundation.

The east facade has a bank of sash windows in its rear half, an early 20th century alteration to meet state school standards.

[2] The first school was organized in Stannard in 1812, but met in private residences or barns with only small numbers of students.

It also exhibits features consistent with construction after state standards for schools were first introduced in 1846.