This article is about the schoolhouse in Nelson, New Hampshire, USA. For the schoolhouse in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA, see Nelson School. For other school buildings, see Nelson (disambiguation).
The Nelson Schoolhouse is a historic school building at 7 Nelson Common Road in Nelson, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1838 as a district schoolhouse, it served as a school and community function space for many years, and now houses town offices. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The Nelson Schoolhouse is located in the village center of the town, on the east side of its green just south of the library. The building is a 2+1⁄2-story structure, built of red brick laid in stretcher bond. It has a pair of doorways in the main facade, each topped by a four-light transom window, with a single long granite lintel stone above both entrances. There are two sash windows on the second level, offset from the doorways toward the sides of the building, and there is a centered pointed-arch window near the point of the gable. The building is topped by a small wooden tower with an open belfry and a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof.[2]
It was built in 1838, its first floor funded by the citizens of the town's #1 school district in part through district levies and its second by subscription. The belfry was paid for by another subscription. The ground floor was used for classes, and the second floor was a large space usable for public functions. The building was used as a school and function space until 1945, when it was the last of Nelson's schools to close.[2]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for Nelson Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
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Nelson Town Offices
January 01, 1970
nelson, schoolhouse, this, article, about, schoolhouse, nelson, hampshire, schoolhouse, stillwater, minnesota, nelson, school, other, school, buildings, nelson, disambiguation, historic, school, building, nelson, common, road, nelson, hampshire, united, states. This article is about the schoolhouse in Nelson New Hampshire USA For the schoolhouse in Stillwater Minnesota USA see Nelson School For other school buildings see Nelson disambiguation The Nelson Schoolhouse is a historic school building at 7 Nelson Common Road in Nelson New Hampshire United States Built in 1838 as a district schoolhouse it served as a school and community function space for many years and now houses town offices The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 1 Nelson SchoolhouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of New HampshireShow map of the United StatesLocation7 Nelson Common Road Nelson New HampshireCoordinates42 59 21 N 72 7 42 W 42 98917 N 72 12833 W 42 98917 72 12833Area0 5 acres 0 20 ha Built1838 1838 NRHP reference No 73000251 1 Added to NRHPApril 23 1973 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editThe Nelson Schoolhouse is located in the village center of the town on the east side of its green just south of the library The building is a 2 1 2 story structure built of red brick laid in stretcher bond It has a pair of doorways in the main facade each topped by a four light transom window with a single long granite lintel stone above both entrances There are two sash windows on the second level offset from the doorways toward the sides of the building and there is a centered pointed arch window near the point of the gable The building is topped by a small wooden tower with an open belfry and a shallow pitch pyramidal roof 2 It was built in 1838 its first floor funded by the citizens of the town s 1 school district in part through district levies and its second by subscription The belfry was paid for by another subscription The ground floor was used for classes and the second floor was a large space usable for public functions The building was used as a school and function space until 1945 when it was the last of Nelson s schools to close 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Cheshire County New HampshireReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b NRHP nomination for Nelson Schoolhouse National Park Service Retrieved 2014 04 24 External links editNelson Town Offices Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nelson Schoolhouse amp oldid 1146450837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
