District School No. 1 (Bethlehem, New York)

District School No. 1
Location NY 144, Bethlehem, New York
Coordinates 42°33′11″N 73°46′12″W / 42.55306°N 73.77000°W / 42.55306; -73.77000Coordinates: 42°33′11″N 73°46′12″W / 42.55306°N 73.77000°W / 42.55306; -73.77000
Area less than one acre
Built 1859
Architect Reynolds, Marcus T.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 98000553[1]
Added to NRHP May 20, 1998

District School No. 1, also known as Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, is a historic school building located in the Town of Bethlehem in Albany County, New York south of the capital. It was built in 1859 and expanded in 1907. It is a one-story, rectangular brick building, seven bays by three bays in the Italianate style with later Neoclassical details. It features an elaborate domed cupola. School use ceased in 1962. Since 1965 it has housed the Bethlehem Historical Society and museum.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ John A. Bonafide (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:District School No. 1". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13. See also: "Accompanying six photos".


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