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Middlefield District No. 1 School
Nearest city: Cooperstown, New York Coordinates: 42°41′23″N 74°49′46″W / 42.68972°N 74.82944°WCoordinates: 42°41′23″N 74°49′46″W / 42.68972°N 74.82944°W Area: 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) Built: 1875 Architectural style: Greek Revival, Federal Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 87001363[1] Added to NRHP: August 13, 1987 Middlefield District No. 1 School is a historic school building located at Cooperstown in Otsego County, New York. It was built in 1875, and is a two story clapboard, frame building set on a fieldstone foundation with a rear frame ell. The main facade is five bay wide and features a projecting two story entrance bay surmounted by a cupola containing the original school bell. The school closed in 1954 and, since 1966, the building has been used by the Town of Middlefield Historical Association.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[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.
- ^ Mark L. Peckham (April 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Middlefield District No. 1 School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6909. Retrieved 2010-01-14. See also: "Accompanying five photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6919.
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Categories:- Schools on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Federal architecture in New York
- School buildings completed in 1875
- History museums in New York
- Historical society museums in New York
- Education museums in the United States
- Museums in Otsego County, New York
- Otsego County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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