Sea Bright School — Learning in the Past
Sea Bright School History
The first-ever Sea Bright public school was opened in 1874, according to a Long Branch Daily Record, and burned four years later and was rebuilt.
A four-story, brick building on River Street was opened in 1892. The builder was Garrett Hennessey and the cost was $11,650. The SB school board president was George Brown. The school closed in 1978. The last principal at the K-6 school was LeRoy von Entress.
According to a WordontheShore.com report, the SB Board of Education sold the school to Ingol Media Service for $125,000 in 1979. In 1988 Fondeur Bridges Properties, Inc. acquired it for $600,000. In 1995, Aldo J. Frustacci, who represents River Realty, LLC, bought it for $100,000. In recent years, the property was on the market for just under $5 million.
The old school was finally torn down in September 2019. Sea Bright grammar school children now attend Oceanport schools.

Garrett Hennessey built the Sea Bright School in 1892. Born in Ocean Grove in July 1841, he also owned a successful pound boat operation in North Long Branch. Once an owner of the Long Branch Pier, he died In March 1918.