The Old Brown's Mill School is an historic, American, one-room school that is located in Antrim Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Off U.S. Route 11 near Kauffman, Antrim Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′51″N 77°42′08″W / 39.83071°N 77.70216°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001632[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
History and architectural features edit
Built in 1836, this historic structure is a 1+1⁄2-story, limestone building with an A-shaped shingle roof. Home to a school until 1921, this historic structure was restored in 1934, and, in 1962, was acquired by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The school is now owned by the Franklin County Historical Society and open to the public in the summer.
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References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Brown's Mill School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brown's Mill School.
- Brown’s Mill School - Franklin County Historical Society