- District School No. 7
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District School No. 7District School No. 7, May 2010
Location: NY 143, approximately .25 mi. W of jct. with Co. Rt. 103, Coeymans Hollow, New York Coordinates: 42°28′26″N 73°54′1″W / 42.47389°N 73.90028°WCoordinates: 42°28′26″N 73°54′1″W / 42.47389°N 73.90028°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1879 Architect: unknown Architectural style: Italianate Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 96000562[1] Added to NRHP: May 16, 1996 District School No. 7, also known as "The Little Red Schoolhouse", is a historic one-room school building located at Coeymans Hollow in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1879 and is a 1-story, rectangular brick building, three bays by three bays in the Italianate style. It features a shingle-clad gable roof surmounted by an open belfry. It features overhanging roof eaves and ornate door and window hood molds. School use ceased in 1957. It houses the The Little Red Schoolhouse Historical Society.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ John A. Bonafide (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:District School No. 7". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=578. Retrieved 2010-10-13. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=577.
Categories:- Schools on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- School buildings completed in 1879
- History museums in New York
- Schools in Albany County, New York
- Albany County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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