District School No. 7

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District School No. 7

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District School No. 7, May 2010
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Location NY 143, approximately .25 mi. W of jct. with Co. Rt. 103, Coeymans Hollow, New York
Coordinates 42°28′26″N73°54′1″W / 42.47389°N 73.90028°W / 42.47389; -73.90028 Coordinates: 42°28′26″N73°54′1″W / 42.47389°N 73.90028°W / 42.47389; -73.90028
Area less than one acre
Built 1879
Architect unknown
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 96000562 [1]
Added to NRHP May 16, 1996

District School No. 7, also known as "The Little Red Schoolhouse", is an historic one-room school building located at Coeymans Hollow in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1879 and is a single-story, rectangular brick building, three bays by three bays in the Italianate style. It features a shingle-clad gable roof surmounted by an open belfry. It features overhanging roof eaves and ornate door and window hood molds. School use ceased in 1957. It houses the Little Red Schoolhouse Historical Society. [2]

One-room school small rural school in which students of different ages are mixed in a single classroom

One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room. There, a single teacher taught academic basics to several grade levels of elementary-age boys and girls. While in many areas one-room schools are no longer used, it is not uncommon for them to remain in developing nations and rural or remote areas. Examples include remote parts of the American West, the Falklands, and the Shetland Islands.

Albany County, New York County in the United States

Albany County is a county in the state of New York, in the United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is on the east. As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204. The county seat is Albany, the state capital of New York. As originally established by the English government in the colonial era, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has had an area of 530 square miles (1,400 km2) since March 3, 1888. The county is named for the Duke of York and of Albany, who became James II of England.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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