Old Albany Schoolhouse

Old Albany Schoolhouse
Nearest city Sabetha, Kansas
Coordinates 39°56′32″N 95°48′16″W / 39.94222°N 95.80444°W / 39.94222; -95.80444Coordinates: 39°56′32″N 95°48′16″W / 39.94222°N 95.80444°W / 39.94222; -95.80444
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1866 (1866)
Architectural style Plains Vernacular
NRHP Reference # 72000518[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1972

The Old Albany Schoolhouse is a structure in Nemaha County, Kansas that was used as a school from the time of its construction circa 1866-67 to 1963. The school is one of the last remnants of the town of Albany, which declined after a railroad was built closer to the neighboring town of Sabetha. The school is a two story rough limestone structure in the Plains Vernacular style. The corners are marked with quoins, and the school is covered by a hipped roof. After brief service as a church the school became the a museum in 1965, and now serves as the centerpiece of the Albany Museum complex.[2] Other buildings include a railroad museum, windmill, caboose, antique automobiles, tractors and a 1950s period farmhouse.[3] s[4]

The school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Hall, Charles (April 28, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Old Albany Schoolhouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. "Facebook site". Albany Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Albany Historical Museum". Kansas Travel. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

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