Old Union School (Coshocton, Ohio)

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Old Union School
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Location310 Sycamore St., Coshocton, Ohio
Coordinates 40°16′39″N81°52′1″W / 40.27750°N 81.86694°W / 40.27750; -81.86694 Coordinates: 40°16′39″N81°52′1″W / 40.27750°N 81.86694°W / 40.27750; -81.86694
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1855
ArchitectA.N. Milner
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 84000127 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1984

The Old Union School at 310 Sycamore St. in Coshocton in Coshocton County, Ohio was built in 1855. It was a work of A.N. Milner and is designed in the Greek Revival style of architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is one of few antebellum schoolhouses surviving in the county and served all grades. It was a brick building with plain stone lintels and a gable roof. Bricks were made from clay on the site. Greek Revival details include its entrance, its cornice returns, brick pilasters across the facade, and flat stone lintels. Carpentry was by George Hay, and stone work was by Henry Davis. [2]

It became offices for the Coshocton City School Board in 1979. [2]

According to a website documenting old Ohio schools in Coshocton County it is gone, demolished. [3]

The NRHP nomination document, with photos conclusively showing that the old school is different than the building now on the site (File:Old Union School in Coshocton.jpg), is available in 2022 from NARA. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 174. ISBN   9781878592705.
  3. "Coshocton County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. Nancy Schneider; Susan Pierce (September 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Union School / Sycamore School/Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2022. Includes six photos from 1979 and 1984. (Downloading may be slow.)