Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse is a historic school building located at Sterling in Cayuga County, New York. It was built about 1853 and is a two-story hewn timber frame building with a front-facing gable roof, built above a mortared rubble stone foundation. It is rectangular in shape and measures 28 feet by 38 feet. It was used as a school into the 1950s. It has since been used by the Sterling Historical Society for museum display space and as the Town Hall.[2]
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| Location | NY104A, Sterling, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°19′25″N 76°38′51″W / 43.32361°N 76.64750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001119[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 2002 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
It is now the Sterling Historical Society Museum.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ William E. Krattinger (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying four photos".
External links
edit- Sterling Historical Society
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