Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse
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Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse | |
Location | 41591 Cross Island Rd., on Grindstone Island, Clayton, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°16′12″N 76°07′45″W / 44.27000°N 76.12917°WCoordinates: 44°16′12″N 76°07′45″W / 44.27000°N 76.12917°W |
Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1885 |
NRHP reference No. | 12000509[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 14, 2012 |
Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located on Grindstone Island, Clayton, Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1885, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay by one bay, frame building on a granite foundation. The building includes a vestibule and small teachers apartment. Also on the property is a contributing well pump. It operated until 1989, making it the last one-room school in operation in New York State.[2]: 5–6
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/13/12 through 8/17/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Travis Bowman (May 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
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- One-room schoolhouses in New York (state)
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- School buildings completed in 1885
- Schools in Jefferson County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York
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