District School Number Five
National Register of Historic Places

District School Number Five

Campbell, Steuben County, New York
Listed
March 21, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01000242

About this property

District School Number Five, also known as "The Little Red Schoolhouse," is a historic one room school building located at Campbell in Steuben County, New York. It was built during the spring and summer of 1839 with a hand hewn timber frame of mortise and tenon construction. The schoolhouse is part of the Watson Homestead Conference and Retreat Center, deeded to the Genesee Conference of the Methodist Church by IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Watson attended the school as a child. Also on the property is a small frame structure that served as privy and woodshed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

9436 Dry Run Rd.
Campbell, Steuben County, New York
42.22344, -77.13233

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When was District School Number Five listed on the National Register?

District School Number Five was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 2001.

What type of historic resource is District School Number Five?

District School Number Five is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for District School Number Five?

The period of significance for District School Number Five is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1839.

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