The Denton Schoolhouse is a historic school located at Denton, Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a small building with a Latin cross plan and several features of the Gothic Revival style, built about 1883. On the roof ridge is an octagonal cupola with a belfry of alternating louvered and plain drop-arched panels, with a cut wooden spire on top.[2]
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| Location | 104 S. 2nd St., Denton, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′7″N 75°50′2″W / 38.88528°N 75.83389°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001447[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 1978 |
The Denton Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James M. Kilvington and Randolph M. Cornell (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Denton Schoolhouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
edit- Denton Schoolhouse, Caroline County, including photo from 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust