Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse

Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 9, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
07000586

About this property

The Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse, also known as the Wrightstown Eight Square School and the Penns Park Octagonal School, is an historic, one-room school building in Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Built in 1802, this historic structure is a one-story, one-room, stone schoolhouse building that has a wood-shingled, pyramidal roof and small terra cotta chimney. It operated as a subscription school from the time of its construction until 1850. It was then used as a farm outbuilding, and, during the 1980s, as an artist's studio. It was restored in 1996 by the Wrightstown Township Historical Commission. Historical society volunteers hold an open house here on the third Sunday of each month from May through October. Open house hours are 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5603, "Penns Park Octagonal School House, South corner State Road 232 and Swamp Road, Wrightstown, Bucks County, PA", 4 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page

Location

2091 Second Street Pike
Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
40.25685, -75.00594

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Smith, William, House
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Crooked Billet
1778Revolutionary War
4.7 mi
Battle of Crooked Billet May 1 1778
1778Revolutionary War
8.1 mi
Skirmish at Whitemarsh
1777Revolutionary War
14.1 mi

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Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 2007.

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