Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse Explained

Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse
Location:NY104A, Sterling, New York
Coordinates:43.3236°N -76.6475°W
Built:1853
Architecture:Italian Villa
Added:October 10, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02001119

Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse is a historic school building located at Sterling in Cayuga County, New York. It was built about 1853 and is a two-story hewn timber frame building with a front-facing gable roof, built above a mortared rubble stone foundation. It is rectangular in shape and measures 28 feet by 38 feet. It was used as a school into the 1950s. It has since been used by the Sterling Historical Society for museum display space and as the Town Hall.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

It is now the Sterling Historical Society Museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse. July 2001. 2009-11-10 . William E. Krattinger. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.