Voorlezer's House - NYC NY
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N 40° 34.282 W 074° 08.845
18T E 572166 N 4491525
The Voorzlezer's House is the oldest known schoolhouse in America. It was built before 1696, and the date of the patent on which it is located is 1680.
Waymark Code: WMJ4PG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2013
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The Voorlezer's House is a historic clapboard frame house in Historic Richmond Town in Staten Island, New York. It was acquired by the museum in 1939 and then restored to its original period of 1696-1701. It was first opened to the public on April 14, 1942 and then again after its second restoration on June 27, 1985. It is the oldest known schoolhouse in America, although it became a private residence for more than a century, and it is now owned and operated by the Staten Island Historical Society. It was built before 1696, and the date of the patent on which it is located is 1680. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was added to National Register of Historic Places when that registry was created in 1966.
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Arthur Kill Rd., opposite Center St
NYC, NY
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