Old Schoolhouse | |
Location | 35 Brainerd Street Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, USA |
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Coordinates | 39°59′42″N74°47′10″W / 39.99492°N 74.78621°W |
Built | 1759 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
Part of | Mount Holly Historic District (ID73001084) |
NRHP reference No. | 08001108 [1] |
NJRHP No. | 4848 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 26, 2008 |
Designated NJRHP | September 16, 2008 |
The Brainerd Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse located at 35 Brainerd Street in Mount Holly Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1759, it is the oldest building of its type in the state and now a museum. Listed as the John Brainard School, it was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. [3] Listed as the Old Schoolhouse, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 2008, for its significance in education. [4] It is a contributing property to the Mount Holly Historic District. [5] It is owned and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. [6]
The brick building was constructed in 1759 with vernacular Georgian architecture. According to the NRHP documentation, the school has been erroneously associated with the Presbyterian minister and missionary John Brainerd (1720–1781). HABS also warned about this association. [4]
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