Logan School House K-834

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Logan School House K-834
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LocationRoad 68, Kitts Hummock, Delaware
Coordinates 39°6′1″N75°25′49″W / 39.10028°N 75.43028°W / 39.10028; -75.43028
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Builtc. 1868 (1868)
MPS St. Jones Neck MRA
NRHP reference No. 79003231 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1979

Logan School House is a historic one-room school building located at Kitts Hummock, Kent County, Delaware. It was built about 1868, and is a one-story, gable roofed frame structure with grey simulated brick composition siding. The interior has a plastered barrel vault ceiling. The school served the educational requirements of the agricultural community of lower St. Jones Neck School District. Sometime after 1920 the building ceased to function as a school and it was converted into a private dwelling. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Historic Resources of St. Jones Neck Property Inventory: Logan School House". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos