District School No. 1 (Bethlehem, New York)

District School No. 1
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
District School Number 1 in 2024
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Location	NY 144 Bethlehem, New York
Coordinates	42°33′11″N73°46′12″W / 42.55306°N 73.77000°W / 42.55306; -73.77000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1859
Architect	Reynolds, Marcus T.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	98000553 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1998

District School No. 1, also known as Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, is a historic school building located in the Town of Bethlehem in Albany County, New York south of the capital. It was built in 1859 and expanded in 1907. It is a one-story, rectangular brick building, seven bays by three bays in the Italianate style with later Neoclassical details. It features an elaborate domed cupola. School use ceased in 1962. Since 1965 it has housed the Bethlehem Historical Society and museum. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. John A. Bonafide (February 1998). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP District School No. 1. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)