Alexander Classical School
National Register of Historic Places

Alexander Classical School

Alexander, Genesee County, New York
Listed
October 24, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
73001191

About this property

The former Alexander Classical School , today Alexander Town Hall , is located on Buffalo Street in Alexander, New York, United States. It is a three-story cobblestone building erected in the 1830s. It has a number of distinctions among cobblestone buildings, many of which are located in the region of New York south of Lake Ontario where the cobblestones used were sourced. It is one of the few to reach three stories high, and one of the few originally designed for educational purposes. It is the only one anywhere in North America currently used as a public building.

Location

Alexander, Genesee County, New York
42.90228, -78.25919

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73001191. It was listed on October 24, 1973.

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Holland Land Office
Early Republic
7.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Attica Prison Uprising
1971Modern
2.7 mi
Attica Prison Riot 1971
1971Modern
7.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Alexander Classical School listed on the National Register?

Alexander Classical School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Alexander Classical School?

Alexander Classical School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Alexander Classical School?

The period of significance for Alexander Classical School is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1837.

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