Gainestown Schoolhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Gainestown Schoolhouse

Gainestown, Clarke County, Alabama
Listed
September 30, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000033

About this property

The Gainestown Schoolhouse is a historic school building on Clarke County Road 29 in Gainestown, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1919 as a one-room schoolhouse and now serves as a guesthouse for the Wilson-Finlay House across the road. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1992, due to its architectural significance. The form is like that of most late 19th-century school buildings in Alabama, namely a one-story frame, rectangular-shaped building with a front gabled roof. A single entrance is found on the gabled front and a row of windows on each side elevation. The building was expanded to two rooms in 1930, with the addition of a western side-wing. The large gabled wing turned the schoolhouse into a T-shaped building.

Location

Gainestown, Clarke County, Alabama
31.45290, -87.69251

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ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Wilson-Finlay House
Civil War
0.1 mi
Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery
Civil War
0.7 mi
Cleveland, Stephen Beech, House
Industrial
10.9 mi
Woodlands
Pre Contact
11.5 mi
Dellet Plantation
Early Republic
11.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Burnt Corn Creek (Creek War)
1813Early Republic
9.1 mi
Fort Mims Massacre
1813Early Republic
10.7 mi
Fort Sinquefield Massacre (1813)
1813Early Republic
10.7 mi
Creek War — Fort Mims Massacre
1813Early Republic
11.5 mi

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When was Gainestown Schoolhouse listed on the National Register?

Gainestown Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Gainestown Schoolhouse?

Gainestown Schoolhouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Gainestown Schoolhouse?

The period of significance for Gainestown Schoolhouse is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1919.

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