Denton Schoolhouse

The Denton Schoolhouse is a historic school located at Denton, Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a small building with a Latin cross plan and several features of the Gothic Revival style, built about 1883. On the roof ridge is an octagonal cupola with a belfry of alternating louvered and plain drop-arched panels, with a cut wooden spire on top.[2]

Denton Schoolhouse
Location104 S. 2nd St., Denton, Maryland
Coordinates38°53′7″N 75°50′2″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1883 (1883)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.78001447[1]
Added to NRHPApril 19, 1978

The Denton Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James M. Kilvington and Randolph M. Cornell (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Denton Schoolhouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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