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Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8
Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 is a historic one room school located at Sodus in Wayne County, New York, United States. The Federal style, cobblestone building is a one-story, three-bay, center hall gable roofed structure with a louvered, gable roofed bell tower.
Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 | |
Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse, April 2013 | |
| Location | 6135 N. Geneva Rd., Hamlet of Wallington, Sodus, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°13′23″N 77°0′48″W / 43.22306°N 77.01333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1834 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000172[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1994 |
It was built about 1834 and is constructed of irregularly shaped, multi-colored, field cobbles. It ceased to function as a school in 1950 and is now a local historical museum used for school groups. The structure is among the approximately 170 surviving cobblestone buildings in Wayne County.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
Gallery edit
- Front view of the Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8
- Rear view of the Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse
- Outhouse behind the Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Nancy L. Todd (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying two photos".
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse.
- Town of Sodus: Museums
- Wayne County Life: Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse