Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse

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.[2]

Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse
Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse is located in New York
Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse
Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse
LocationNY104A, Sterling, New York
Coordinates43°19′25″N 76°38′51″W / 43.32361°N 76.64750°W / 43.32361; -76.64750
Arealess than one acre
Built1853
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No.02001119[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 2002
Building in 2022

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

It is now the Sterling Historical Society Museum.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ William E. Krattinger (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sterling District No. 5 Schoolhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying four photos".
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