Ceres School

Ceres School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	School St., Ceres, New York
Coordinates	41°59′58″N78°16′22″W / 41.99944°N 78.27278°W / 41.99944; -78.27278
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1855 (1855), 1893
Architectural style	Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	10000991 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 7, 2010

Ceres School is a historic two-room school building located at Ceres in Allegany County, New York. It was built in 1855 and remodeled in 1893 with Italianate and Queen Anne style design elements. It is a one-story, gross-gabled frame building topped by a belfry. It is a surviving example of a late 19th-century schoolhouse, which served students from both Pennsylvania and New York. The school closed following World War II and used as a community center. ^{[2] [3] : 5, 7–8}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/06/10 THROUGH 12/10/10. National Park Service. December 17, 2010.
2. Eileen Larrabee and Dan Keefe (June 22, 2010). "Press Release: State Board Recommends 35 Properties and Districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved April 17, 2011.
3. Robert T. Englert (September 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Ceres School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)