Historic Photo Collection: New Harmony School The original New Harmony School House was an original Rappite brick structure which was located on Tavern Street, where Murphy Auditorium is now located, near the northeast corner of the plat next to the street. This building was demolished in 1913 when construction on Murphy Auditorium began. The Rappite Church/New Harmony School: In 1873 the old brick Rappite Church was mostly demolished, except for the east wing which held the Working Man�s Institute library. The bricks from the old church were used to build a wall around the original Rappite cemetery. The building was then remodeled and rebuilt to house the New Harmony School. This building remained in use until it was demolished in 1913 then rebuilt again in order to modernize the school. This is a photo of a classroom before the Rappite Church/ New Harmony School was demolished.