District Six Schoolhouse
The District Six Schoolhouse is a historic school building on Elmendorf Road in Shoreham, Vermont. Built about 1833 and now converted into a residence, this modest stone structure is one of Vermont's oldest surviving district schoolhouses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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| Location | Elmendorf Rd., Shoreham, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 43°55′51″N 73°17′50″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000093[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1977 |
Description
The former District Six Schoolhouse stands in a rural area of northeastern Shoreham, on the southwest side of Elmendorf Road. It is a modest single-story stone structure, measuring just 20 by 25 feet (6.1 m × 7.6 m), with a gabled roof. It is built of course rubble limestone and covered by a standing seam metal roof. The street-facing facade has two bays, with the entrance in a recess on the left and a sash window on the right, and has a half-round window in the gable. The southeast roof face has a gabled wood-frame dormer, part of alterations made to convert the building to residential use. A single-story wood-frame ell extends to the rear.[2]
The school was built in 1833 out of locally quarried limestone, and is a good example of late Federal period vernacular architecture. It is one of a number of surviving stone district schools in the region. It remained in use as a schoolhouse until the 1940s.[2] After standing vacant for some years, it was rehabilitated and converted into a residence.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- John R. Axtell (1977). "NRHP nomination for District Six Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-22. with photos from 1977
