LaGrange District Schoolhouse

LaGrange District Schoolhouse

LaGrange District Schoolhouse, March 2013
Location 2 Dr. Fink Rd., Freedom Plains, New York
Coordinates 41°40′26″N 73°48′20″W / 41.67389°N 73.80556°W / 41.67389; -73.80556Coordinates: 41°40′26″N 73°48′20″W / 41.67389°N 73.80556°W / 41.67389; -73.80556
Area 0.59 acres (0.24 ha)
Built c. 1862 (1862)
NRHP Reference # 13000328[1]
Added to NRHP May 28, 2013

LaGrange District Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school located at Freedom Plains, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1862, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building sheathed in clapboard. It has a front gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. It ceased operation as a school in 1942, and subsequently housed a local public library in the 1970s, and is now a local history museum.[2]:3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/28/13 through 5/31/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-07.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (December 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: LaGrange District Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs


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