Octagon Stone Schoolhouse Explained

Octagon Stone Schoolhouse
Location:	1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of South Canaan, South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	41.495°N -75.4314°W
Built:	c. 1830
Added:	May 6, 1977
Refnum:	77001200

The Octagon Stone Schoolhouse, also known as The Stone Jug, is an historic, American, one-room school building that is located in South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1830, this historic structure is an octagonal shaped, one-room, fieldstone building. It was used as a school until 1900, after which it was used for storage.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

See also

• Sodom Schoolhouse

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001150_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Octagon Stone Schoolhouse]. 2012-06-06. Mrs Hartford Reed and Madeline Cohen. PDF. September 1976.