National Register of Historic Places

Dryden District School No. 5

Dryden, Tompkins County, New York
Listed
November 4, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94001282

About this property

Dryden District School No. 5, also known as Eight Square Schoolhouse, is a historic octagonal school building located in Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It was built in 1827 and is a simple one-room, one-story, brick octagon style building constructed with a low pitch hipped roof banded by a plain narrow frieze. A circular brick chimney rises from the center of the standing seam metal roof. Also on the property are two free standing, wood frame, gable roofed outhouses. It was used as a school until 1941 and is now a facility of The History Center in Tompkins County (formerly known as the Dewitt Historical Society), who use it to host living history programs for fourth graders. It is the oldest surviving school building in Tompkins County and the only brick octagonal schoolhouse still standing in New York State. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

1756 Hanshaw Rd.
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York
42.47403, -76.43099

Categories

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When was Dryden District School No. 5 listed on the National Register?

Dryden District School No. 5 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Dryden District School No. 5?

Dryden District School No. 5 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Dryden District School No. 5?

The period of significance for Dryden District School No. 5 is recorded as the industrial era.

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