Rosendale Common School Explained

Rosendale Common School
Location:2572 Rosendale Rd., Niskayuna, New York
Coordinates:42.7961°N -73.8586°W
Built:c. 1850
Added:July 19, 2010
Refnum:10000482[1]

Rosendale Common School, also known as Niskayuna Grange Hall No. 1542, is a historic school building located in the vicinity of Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1850 and is a -story, three-by-five-bay, timber-frame building on a limestone foundation. It has a steeply pitched gable roof and a one-story, shed-roof addition from the 1960s. The building was used as a school until 1948, when it was sold to the local Grange for use as their clubhouse.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-07-30. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 7/19/10 THROUGH 7/23/10. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rosendale Common School. October 2009. 2011-05-21 . Kathy Matern . Don Snell . Travis Bowman . amp . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.