Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse

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Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse
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The former one-room schoolhouse, now a local pre-school.
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Location3510 Old Jerusalem Road, Wantagh, New York 11793
Coordinates 40°42′08″N73°30′26″W / 40.7021°N 73.5071°W / 40.7021; -73.5071
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1876
NRHP reference No. 96000204 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1996

Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at 3510 Old Jerusalem Rd, Wantagh, New York in Nassau County, New York. It is owned by Levittown Union Free School District #5. It was built in 1876 and enlarged to three rooms about 1920. It is a "T" shaped building with the original section located at the rear. It is a long frame building on a poured concrete foundation and hipped roof with shallow overhanging eaves. The main entrance features a portico. [2] It is now leased out to a private day care facility.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, [1] and was also listed as a Town of Hempstead Historic Site.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John Auwaerter (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-30.See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".