Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8

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Location6135 N. Geneva Rd., Hamlet of Wallington, Sodus, New York
Coordinates 43°13′23″N77°0′48″W / 43.22306°N 77.01333°W / 43.22306; -77.01333
Arealess than one acre
Built1834
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 94000172 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1994

Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 is a historic one room school located at Sodus in Wayne County, New York, United States. The Federal style, cobblestone building is a one-story, three-bay, center hall gable roofed structure with a louvered, gable roofed bell tower.

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It was built about 1834 and is constructed of irregularly shaped, multi-colored, field cobbles. It ceased to function as a school in 1950 and is now a local historical museum used for school groups. The structure is among the approximately 170 surviving cobblestone buildings in Wayne County. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Nancy L. Todd (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying two photos".