District Schoolhouse No. 2

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District Schoolhouse No. 2
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Location Charlestown, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°23′7″N71°39′4″W / 41.38528°N 71.65111°W / 41.38528; -71.65111 Coordinates: 41°23′7″N71°39′4″W / 41.38528°N 71.65111°W / 41.38528; -71.65111
Built 1838
NRHP reference # 80000016 [1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1980

The District Schoolhouse No. 2 is an historic school building on Old Post Road (Rhode Island Route 1A) in the Cross Mills section of Charlestown, Rhode Island. The single-story Greek Revival structure was built c. 1838, and originally stood in the Quonochontaug area, before being moved to its present location (along with its foundation stones) in 1973. The schoolhouse is the best-preserved of Charlestown's eight 19th-century schoolhouses, and is now maintained by the Charlestown Historical Society. [2]

Rhode Island Route 1A highway in Rhode Island

Route 1A is a 39.6-mile (63.7 km) long numbered state highway located in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The route, which parallels U.S. Route 1 for its entire length, has five distinct sections, each separated by short overlaps with US 1. It travels through five towns in Washington County: Westerly, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Narragansett, and North Kingstown.

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for District Schoolhouse No. 2" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-27.