The Octagon Stone Schoolhouse, also known as The Stone Jug, is an historic, American, one-room school building that is located in South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of South Canaan, South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′42″N 75°25′53″W / 41.49500°N 75.43139°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001200[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1977 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt circa 1830, this historic structure is an octagonal shaped, one-room, fieldstone building. It was used as a school until 1900, after which it was used for storage.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mrs Hartford Reed and Madeline Cohen (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Octagon Stone Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-06.