Old Brown's Mill School

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Old Brown's Mill School
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LocationOff U.S. Route 11 near Kauffman, Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°49′51″N77°42′08″W / 39.83071°N 77.70216°W / 39.83071; -77.70216
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1836
NRHP reference No. 73001632 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

The Old Brown's Mill School is an historic, American, one-room school that is located in Antrim Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1836, this historic structure is a 1+12-story, limestone building with an A-shaped shingle roof. Home to a school until 1921, this historic structure was restored in 1934, and, in 1962, was acquired by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

The school is now owned by the Franklin County Historical Society and open to the public in the summer.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Brown's Mill School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.