District No. 2 School, Caroline and Dryden

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District No. 2 School, Caroline and Dryden
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Location 2670 Slaterville Rd., Slaterville Springs, New York
Coordinates 42°23′40″N76°21′0″W / 42.39444°N 76.35000°W / 42.39444; -76.35000 Coordinates: 42°23′40″N76°21′0″W / 42.39444°N 76.35000°W / 42.39444; -76.35000
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1869
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 04001453 [1]
Added to NRHP January 05, 2005

District No. 2 School, Caroline and Dryden, now Caroline Town Hall, is a historic school building located at Slaterville Springs in Tompkins County, New York. It was built in 1869 and is a two-story, 30 feet wide by 50 feet deep, frame structure with a partial basement. The first floor housed grades one through eight, while the second floor accommodated high school classes. The building was used as a school until 1957 and is now used as the town hall. [2]

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Caroline, New York Town in New York, United States

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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