Rosendale Common School

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Rosendale Common School
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Location2572 Rosendale Rd., Niskayuna, New York
Coordinates 42°47′46″N73°51′31″W / 42.79611°N 73.85861°W / 42.79611; -73.85861 Coordinates: 42°47′46″N73°51′31″W / 42.79611°N 73.85861°W / 42.79611; -73.85861
Area0.36 acres (0.15 ha)
Builtc. 1850
NRHP reference No. 10000482 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 2010

Rosendale Common School, also known as Niskayuna Grange Hall No. 1542, is a historic school building located in the vicinity of Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1850 and is a 1 12-story, three-by-five-bay, timber-frame building on a limestone foundation. It has a steeply pitched gable roof and a one-story, shed-roof addition from the 1960s. The building was used as a school until 1948, when it was sold to the local Grange for use as their clubhouse. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 7/19/10 THROUGH 7/23/10. National Park Service. 2010-07-30.
  2. Kathy Matern; Don Snell & Travis Bowman (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rosendale Common School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2011-05-21.See also: "Accompanying four photos".