North Star School District No. 11

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

North Star School District No. 11
Location660 Walker Lake Ontario Rd., Hamlin, New York
Coordinates43°19′08″N 77°51′36″W
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1844 (1844), 1880, 1912, 1952
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.14000579[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2014

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

References

  1. "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)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. 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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