William Winsor School


The William Winsor School is an historic elementary school in Smithfield, Rhode Island within the village of Greenville directly across from the Greenville Public Library. The school is named after William Winsor. As of 2017 the school may close due to a reconfiguration of the district.

History

The historic school opened in 1933 on Putnam Pike, and the PTA asked the School committee to name the school after William Winsor, a local Greenville philanthropist, town treasurer, Smithfield Savings Bank officer, supporter of education, and co-founder of the Greenville Public Library. He was a direct descendant of some of the early colonists who purchased Smithfield from the Native Americans.