Rippleton Schoolhouse Explained

Rippleton Schoolhouse
Location:Rippleton Rd., 15 mi. SE of Syracuse, Cazenovia, New York
Coordinates:42.9211°N -75.8628°W
Built:1814
Architecture:Federal, Queen Anne
Added:August 6, 1998
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:98000996

Rippleton Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built in 1814 and remodelled in 1884. It consists of two gabled units and is built of a heavy timber mortise and tenon framework. It was moved to its present site on the grounds of the Lorenzo State Historic Site in 1997.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

The Friends of Lorenzo have restored the schoolhouse to an 1880s appearance. The museum is open for school tours by appointment.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rippleton Schoolhouse . 2016-05-01 . Mark Peckham. PDF. April 1998. and Accompanying six photographs