District School No. 3 (Chaumont, New York)

District School No. 3
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Junction of NY 3 and County Rd. 57, Putnam Corners, Lyme, New York
Coordinates	44°4′9″N76°14′18″W / 44.06917°N 76.23833°W / 44.06917; -76.23833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1875
MPS	Lyme MRA
NRHP reference No.	90001326 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1990

District School No. 3, also known as Putnam Schoolhouse, is a historic one-room school building located at Lyme in Jefferson County, New York. The schoolhouse consists of a 1+1⁄2-story, two-by-three-bay wood-frame main block constructed about 1875, and a 1-story, two-by-one-bay rear addition constructed about 1900. Also on the property is a double privy dating to about 1900. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1] Olita C Stewart was a teacher in the One Room School until Chaumont Central School started, then worked there.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Tania Werbizky (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: District School No. 3". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved December 10, 2009.See also: "Accompanying two photo".