Octagon Stone Schoolhouse

Octagon Stone Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of South Canaan, South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°29′42″N75°25′53″W / 41.49500°N 75.43139°W / 41.49500; -75.43139
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	c. 1830
NRHP reference No.	77001200 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1977

The Octagon Stone Schoolhouse, also known as The Stone Jug, is an historic, American, one-room school building that is located in South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1830, this historic structure is an octagonal shaped, one-room, fieldstone building. It was used as a school until 1900, after which it was used for storage. ^[2]

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See also

• Sodom Schoolhouse

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Mrs Hartford Reed and Madeline Cohen (September 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Octagon Stone Schoolhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)