District School No. 7

District School No. 7, also known as "The Little Red Schoolhouse", is an historic one-room school building located at Coeymans Hollow in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1879 and is a single-story, rectangular brick building, three bays by three bays in the Italianate style. It features a shingle-clad gable roof surmounted by an open belfry. It features overhanging roof eaves and ornate door and window hood molds. School use ceased in 1957. It houses the Little Red Schoolhouse Historical Society.[2]

District School No. 7
District School No. 7, May 2010
LocationNY 143, approximately .25 mi. W of jct. with Co. Rt. 103, Coeymans Hollow, New York
Coordinates42°28′26″N 73°54′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1879
Architectunknown
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.96000562[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1996

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John A. Bonafide (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:District School No. 7". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".


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