Hayt's Chapel and Schoolhouse - Ithaca, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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"Hayt's Chapel and Schoolhouse consists of a historic church and a historic school building located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. The chapel is a small rectangular frame gable roofed structure constructed in 1847 and measuring approximately 20 feet by 40 feet. The structure features a number of Gothic Revival details. There is a small entrance vestibule added sometime in the 1930s or 1940s when the building was converted for school use. Hayt's Chapel was referred to as the "Abolition Church" and its sponsor, Charles Hayt, whose farm was adjacent to the chapel, was thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Hayt's Schoolhouse was built in the 1830s and is a one story frame "T" shaped building in the Greek Revival style. The one-room school remained in use until 1964 and has since been converted to an apartment."
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Property is on the national registry. Owners have never accepted financial help from the registry, so there are no restrictions on the property by the national registry. Owners want to “save the chapel” due to the historical significance by keeping the exterior of the chapel undisturbed for at least 10 years. In the early years the chapel had ties to the Abolition movement and underground railroad system and was dedicated to human freedom. The chapel served abolitionists meetings prior to its completion. Chapel was built in 1847 by ardent Abolitionists and Schoolhouse is pre 1847. History in books and articles.

Street address: 1296/1298 Rt. 96 Ithaca, NY US 14850 County / Borough / Parish: Tompkins Year listed: 2005 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Black Gothic Revival, Greek Revival Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Historic function: Education, Religion Religious Structure, School Current function: Domestic, Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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