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LaGrange District Schoolhouse

Coordinates: 41°40′26″N 73°48′20″W / 41.67389°N 73.80556°W / 41.67389; -73.80556
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LaGrange District Schoolhouse
LaGrange District Schoolhouse, March 2013
LaGrange District Schoolhouse is located in New York
LaGrange District Schoolhouse
LaGrange District Schoolhouse is located in the United States
LaGrange District Schoolhouse
Location2 Dr. Fink Rd., Freedom Plains, New York
Coordinates41°40′26″N 73°48′20″W / 41.67389°N 73.80556°W / 41.67389; -73.80556
Area0.59 acres (0.24 ha)
Builtc. 1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No.13000328[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2013

LaGrange District Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school located at Freedom Plains, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1862, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building sheathed in clapboard. It has a front gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. It ceased operation as a school in 1942, and subsequently housed a local public library in the 1970s, and is now a local history museum.[2]: 3 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/28/13 through 5/31/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-07.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (December 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: LaGrange District Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs