Little Red School House (Newport, New Hampshire)

Little Red School House 1835 District No. 7
Nearest city Newport, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°20′8″N 72°10′6″W / 43.33556°N 72.16833°W / 43.33556; -72.16833Coordinates: 43°20′8″N 72°10′6″W / 43.33556°N 72.16833°W / 43.33556; -72.16833
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1835 (1835)
NRHP Reference # 80000320[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1980

The Little Red School House, or the District No. 7 Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse on New Hampshire Route 10, south of downtown Newport, New Hampshire. The small 1-1/2 story wood frame structure was built in 1835. It served the city as a school until 1891, and was acquired in 1951 by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is open as a museum during the summer months.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Little Red School House 1835 District No. 7" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-06.

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