Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse Explained

Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse
Location:41591 Cross Island Rd., on Grindstone Island, Clayton, New York
Coordinates:44.27°N -76.1292°W
Area:Less than
Added:August 14, 2012
Refnum:12000509[1]

Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located on Grindstone Island, Clayton, Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1885, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay by one bay, frame building on a granite foundation. The building includes a vestibule and small teachers apartment. Also on the property is a contributing well pump. It operated until 1989, making it the last one-room school in operation in New York State.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2012-08-24. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/13/12 through 8/17/12 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2015-11-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse . 2015-11-01 . Travis Bowman . PDF . May 2012 . and Accompanying photographs

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