Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8

Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 is a historic one room school located at Sodus in Wayne County, New York. The Federal style, cobblestone building is a one-story, three bay, center hall gable roofed structure with a louvered, gable roofed bell tower.

Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8
Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse, April 2013
Location6135 N. Geneva Rd., Hamlet of Wallington, Sodus, New York
Coordinates43°13′23″N 77°0′48″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1834
Architectural styleFederal
MPSCobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.94000172[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1994

It was built about 1834 and is constructed of irregularly shaped, multi-colored, field cobbles. It ceased to function as a school in 1950 and is now a local historical museum used for school groups. The structure is among the approximately 170 surviving cobblestone buildings in Wayne County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

  • Front view of the Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8
  • Rear view of the Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse
  • Outhouse behind the Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Nancy L. Todd (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying two photos".


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