Fairview Schoolhouse
Fairview Schoolhouse | |
 Now owned by the Fairview Cemetery Association | |
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| Location | Fairview Cemetery, Dean Road, Knowlton Township, New Jersey |
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| Nearest city | Columbia, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°55′17″N 75°0′52″W / 40.92139°N 75.01444°W |
| Built | 1835 |
| Built by | George Flummerfelt |
| Architectural style | Octagon |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000916[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2767[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 1977 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 20, 1976 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey
- List of octagonal buildings and structures in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "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
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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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- Defunct schools in New Jersey
- Knowlton Township, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New Jersey
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- School buildings completed in 1835
- 1835 establishments in New Jersey
- Schools in Warren County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey