Square Schoolhouse

Square Schoolhouse
Location: SR 156 and Ledge Farm Rd., Nottingham, New Hampshire
Area: 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built: 1850
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

80000305

[1]
Added to NRHP: April 17, 1980

The Square Schoolhouse was built in 1850 as the first schoolhouse in Nottingham, New Hampshire. It was closed as a school in 1920.[2] The schoolhouse is now owned by the Else Cilley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution[3] It is named not for its shape, but for its location in Nottingham Square.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The second floor of the schoolhouse is operated as the Square Schoolhouse Museum by the Nottingham Historical Society. The museum is open by appointment.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Nottingham Historical Society. "A Brief History of the Town (of Nottingham): The Old Schools". http://www.nottingham-nh.gov/Pages/NottinghamNH_Historic/townhistory. 
  3. ^ Margaret Franz (October 21, 2009). Else Cilley Chapter D.A.R.. Northwood Sun. http://www.suncookvalleysun.com/northwood/2009/10_21_09/index.htm. Retrieved December 30, 2009. 
  4. ^ http://www.nottingham-nh.gov/Pages/NottinghamNH_Historic/museums Town of Nottingham: Museums

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