North Star School District No. 11

North Star School District No. 11
Location 660 Walker Lake Ontario Rd., Hamlin, New York
Coordinates 43°19′08″N 77°51′36″W / 43.31889°N 77.86000°W / 43.31889; -77.86000Coordinates: 43°19′08″N 77°51′36″W / 43.31889°N 77.86000°W / 43.31889; -77.86000
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1844 (1844), 1880, 1912, 1952
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 14000579[1]
Added to NRHP September 10, 2014

North Star School District No. 11, also known as the North Star History Center, is a historic one-room school building located at Hamlin, Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1844, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style brick building. It rests on a Medina sandstone foundation and has a front gable roof with a prominent cornice and topped by a bell tower. It has a front porch added in 1912 and rear frame additions added about 1952. Also on the property are two contributing wooden privies and a coal house (c. 1880). The school closed in 1952, and subsequently used as a community center and local history museum since 1987.[2]:3, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/08/14 through 9/12/14. National Park Service. 2014-09-19.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Erin Anheier and Virginia L. Bartos (June 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: North Star School District No. 11" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs

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