The Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse, also known as the Wrightstown Eight Square School and the Penns Park Octagonal School, is an historic, American, one-room school building that is located in Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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 Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse HABS Photo (undated) | |
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| Location | 2091 Second Street Pike, Wrightstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′17.44″N 75°0′22.94″W / 40.2548444°N 75.0063722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1802 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000586[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 2007 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1802, this historic structure is a one-story, one-room, stone schoolhouse building that has a wood-shingled, pyramidal roof and small terra cotta chimney.
It operated as a subscription school from the time of its construction until 1850. It was then used as a farm outbuilding, and, during the 1980s, as an artist's studio. It was restored in 1996 by the Wrightstown Township Historical Commission.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
Historical society volunteers hold an open house here on the third Sunday of each month from May through October. Open house hours are 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Betty Davis (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
External links
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5603, "Penns Park Octagonal School House, South corner State Road 232 and Swamp Road, Wrightstown, Bucks County, PA", 4 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page