Gainestown Schoolhouse
The Gainestown Schoolhouse is a historic school building on Clarke County Road 29 in Gainestown, Alabama. It was built in 1919 as a one-room schoolhouse and now serves as a guesthouse for the Wilson-Finlay House across the road. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1992, due to its architectural significance.[1]
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| Nearest city | Gainestown, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 31°27′10″N 87°41′33″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000033[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1992 |
Architecture
The form is like that of most late 19th century school buildings in Alabama, namely a one-story frame, rectangular-shaped building with a front gabled roof. A single entrance is found on the gabled front and a row of windows on each side elevation.[2]
The building was expanded to two rooms in 1930, with the addition of a western side-wing. The large gabled wing turned the schoolhouse into a T-shaped building.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Clarke County MPS". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- "Historical Markers & Sites in Clarke County". Clarke County Historical Society. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
