The Fairview Schoolhouse is located east of Columbia in the Fairview Cemetery along Dean Road in Knowlton Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1835 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937.[3] The schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1977, for its significance in architecture and education. It is now used by the Fairview Cemetery Association.[4]
History and description
The one-story stone schoolhouse was built in 1835 by George Flummerfelt. The octagon shape of the building may have influenced Orson Squire Fowler and his work on octagon houses in 1848. It use as a school ended in 1874 and it then served as a tool shed for the cemetery.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey
- List of octagonal buildings and structures in the United States
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000916)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 5.
- ^ "Old Eight-Square Stone School". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937.
- ^ a b Bertland, Dennis (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairview Schoolhouse". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
External links
Media related to Fairview Schoolhouse at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-429, "Old Eight-Square Stone School, Knowlton, Warren County, NJ", 2 photos, 4 measured drawings, 3 data pages
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