Knox District School No. 5 - Voorheesville, NY
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This school is in Thompson's Lake State Park in the town of Knox in Albany County, New York. It was restored by the Helderberg Kiwanis Club in 2001-7.
Waymark Code: WMZ2NC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2018
Views: 1
This structure was built in 1898 to replace an earlier structure built in 1822 and relocated in 1852. It was used as a school unit 1939-40.
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"Knox District School No. 5 is a historic one-room school building located within Thompson's Lake State Park in the town of Knox in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1898 and is a one-story 20-by-24-foot (6.1 by 7.3 m) rectangular frame building on a dry laid stone foundation. School use ceased in 1940, and it has been vacant since 1999.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005."
Street address:
250 Ketcham Road
Voorheesville, NY US
12186
County / Borough / Parish: Albany
Year listed: 2005
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education, Architecture
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Education School
Current function: Museum
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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