National Register of Historic Places

District School No. 11

Catskill, Greene County, New York
Listed
August 9, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000964

About this property

District School No. 11 is located on South Jefferson Avenue in Catskill, New York. It was built in 1833, with an addition added around 1855. It was operated continuously as a school until 1948. The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. This school is an exemplary representation of the one-room school house prevalent in rural New York State in the nineteenth century. In its original form, it was one large room, with three windows along each side. The windows all have operational wooden shutters. The school is built of wood, on a stone foundation. The original building is topped by a belfry with a pyramidal roof. The town of Catskill was split into sixteen districts in the early part of the nineteenth century. In the early days of the school's history, twenty-five students attended the school. In the mid-nineteenth century, New York State implemented school reforms intended to improve public education. One of these reforms was the physical change of the addition of a vestibule to the one-room schoolhouse, in order to set the learning area apart and reduce drafts. Such a vestibule was added to this building in approximately 1855.

Location

Catskill, Greene County, New York
42.23097, -73.88042

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When was District School No. 11 listed on the National Register?

District School No. 11 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 1995.

What type of historic resource is District School No. 11?

District School No. 11 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for District School No. 11?

The period of significance for District School No. 11 is recorded as the industrial era.

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