Old Union School (Coshocton, Ohio)

The Old Union School at 310 Sycamore St. in Coshocton in Coshocton County, Ohio was built in 1855. It was a work of A.N. Milner and is designed in the Greek Revival style of architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Old Union School
Location310 Sycamore St., Coshocton, Ohio
Coordinates40°16′39″N 81°52′1″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1855
ArchitectA.N. Milner
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.84000127[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1984

It is one of few antebellum schoolhouses surviving in the county and served all grades. It was a brick building with plain stone lintels and a gable roof. Bricks were made from clay on the site. Greek Revival details include its entrance, its cornice end returns, brick pilasters across the facade, and flat stone lintels. Carpentry was by George Hay, and stone work was by Henry Davis.[2]

It became offices for the Coshocton City School Board in 1979.[2]

According to a website documenting old Ohio schools in Coshocton County it is gone, demolished.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). "Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2". Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 174.
  3. "Coshocton County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Retrieved February 11, 2017.


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