Plainfield, New Jersey has been a pathway from the Hudson to the Delaware Rivers for Native Americans, a settlement for early settlers, a source for industrial workers, and a residence for homeowners of a wide variety of incomes. The town's architecture recalls its social history. A need was seen to build community through recognition of the town's pride of place as an opportunity to showcase student artwork in a school district calendar. Art teachers selected one class of eighteen to twenty students to create several sketches of houses, gardens, or schools, as a way to insist upon firsthand observation by students. This article briefly discusses the process of creating this calendar.