LaGrange District Schoolhouse

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LaGrange District Schoolhouse
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LaGrange District Schoolhouse, March 2013
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Location2 Dr. Fink Rd., Freedom Plains, New York
Coordinates 41°40′26″N73°48′20″W / 41.67389°N 73.80556°W / 41.67389; -73.80556 Coordinates: 41°40′26″N73°48′20″W / 41.67389°N 73.80556°W / 41.67389; -73.80556
Area0.59 acres (0.24 ha)
Builtc. 1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No. 13000328 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2013

LaGrange District Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school located at Freedom Plains, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1862, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building sheathed in clapboard. It has a front gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. It ceased operation as a school in 1942, and subsequently housed a local public library in the 1970s, and is now a local history museum. [2] :3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/28/13 through 5/31/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-07.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01.Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (December 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: LaGrange District Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs