Bald Hill Schoolhouse, Farmingville, NY.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member moelsla
N 40° 50.087 W 073° 02.561
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Bald Hill Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school built in 1850. The schoolhouse was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1988.
Waymark Code: WM181RQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Bald Hill Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Farmingville in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1850 and is a small, one story, vernacular rural schoolhouse with Greek Revival style detailing. It measures approximately 18 feet by 28 feet. It closed for classroom instruction in 1929. It served the Farmingville and Holtville communities. Also on the property are boy's and girl's privies, a small woodshed.

Bald Hill Schoolhouse is owned by the Farmingville Hills Historical Society.
Original or Re-creation?: Original

Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1850

Year the school closed.: 01/01/1929

Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no

Address:
Horseblock Rd.
Farmingville, New York United States
11720


Web Address (if available): [Web Link]

Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no

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