Rippleton Schoolhouse

Rippleton Schoolhouse
Location Rippleton Rd., 15 mi. SE of Syracuse, Cazenovia, New York
Coordinates 42°55′16″N 75°51′46″W / 42.92111°N 75.86278°W / 42.92111; -75.86278Coordinates: 42°55′16″N 75°51′46″W / 42.92111°N 75.86278°W / 42.92111; -75.86278
Area less than one acre
Built 1814
Architectural style Federal, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 98000996[1]
Added to NRHP August 6, 1998

Rippleton Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built in 1814 and remodelled in 1884. It consists of two gabled units and is built of a heavy timber mortise and tenon framework. It was moved to its present site on the grounds of the Lorenzo State Historic Site in 1997.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

The Friends of Lorenzo have restored the schoolhouse to an 1880s appearance. The museum is open for school tours by appointment.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Mark Peckham (April 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rippleton Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying six photographs


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