Common School No. 10 Explained

Common School No. 10
Nearest City:Accord, New York
Coordinates:41.8797°N -74.3217°W
Built:1870
Architect:Dymond, Horace
Added:September 15, 1988
Refnum:88001439

Common School No. 10 is a historic one-room school building located in Accord in Ulster County, New York. It is a 1-story, two-by-three-bay, frame building on a fieldstone foundation built about 1870. It is topped by a gable roof with an open belfry. It operated as a school until 1955. Also on the property is a privy, shed, and well with hand pump.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Now known as Palentown School House Museum, the school is open twice a year and by appointment.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Common School No. 10. August 1987. 2010-03-20 . Robert T. Englert and Kathleen LaFrank. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 14 photos.
  2. http://www.accord-kerhonkson.com/#993palentown Palentown School House Museum, Accord-Kerhonkson On-Line