Bald Hill Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Farmingville in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1850 and is a small, one story, vernacular rural schoolhouse with Greek Revival style detailing. It measures approximately 18 feet by 28 feet. It closed for classroom instruction in 1929. Also on the property are boy's and girl's privies, a small woodshed,[2] and a house formerly owned by a member of the Terry family.[3]
Bald Hill Schoolhouse | |
 The historic Bald Hill Schoolhouse from across Horse Block Road. | |
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| Location | Horse Block Road, Farmingville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′6″N 73°2′34″W / 40.83500°N 73.04278°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001018[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The school is located in Farmingville Hills Park and is owned by the Farmingville Hills Historical Society, which plans to operate the schoolhouse as a museum.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert D. Kuhn (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bald Hill Schoolhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
- ^ [Brookhaven Voices: 1655-2005; 350th Anniversary Committee of Brookhaven Town," Page 82.]
- ^ http://farmingvillerocks.com/2010/08/we-finally-saw-the-inside-of-the-little-white-schoolhouse/ Farmingville Rocks
External links
edit- Information about the Farmingville Hills Historical Society
- Information about the Bald Hill Schoolhouse
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