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Cobblestone School was founded in 1983, teaching children between ages 4½ and 12 years in grades pre-kindergarten through six. In 1999, grades seven and eight were added, but then in the 2010–2011 school year grades seven and eight were phased out due to low enrollment. In 2015, Cobblestone School closed due to lack of funding. [1]
The Federal style, cobblestone building is a one-story, three-bay, center hall gable roofed structure with a louvered, gable roofed bell tower. It was built about 1834 and is constructed of irregularly shaped, multi-colored, field cobbles. It ceased to function as a school in 1950 and is now a local historical museum used for school groups.
The Rochester Museum and Science Center on East Avenue is also hosting a Roc the Eclipse Festival. Elsewhere in Monroe County, suggested viewing sites include: Mendon Ponds Park
[4] [6] The style was prominent between 1835 and about 1860; around 900 cobblestone buildings were constructed in New York state before the American Civil War. [4] After the war, construction slowed; there were only two post-Civil War cobblestone structures known by author Noble. [7] About 700 cobblestone homes remain in the Rochester area. [6]
The new school was built in 1832 of local cobblestone, as was common in the area, on land across the road from the old school building. [2] The new building had 913 square feet of space and continued serving as a school until 1944, when centralization caused Gaines District No. 2 to be consolidated into the Albion Central School District. [3]
This is a list of closed secondary schools in New York. Also see Category:Defunct schools in New York (state). Grover Cleveland High School, Buffalo (former NCES ID 360585000309 [1]) Edison Technical High School, Rochester. Now home to several smaller specialized schools. Some former schools at this campus are listed below.
Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse is a historic one room school located at Butler in Wayne County, New York. The cobblestone building is a one-story, 28 feet long by 22 feet deep, three bay wide structure. It was built about 1820 and is constructed of irregularly shaped, multi-colored, field cobbles.
Schoolhouse No. 6 is a historic one room school building located at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1860 and is a one-story cobblestone building built of coursed cobblestones with smooth ashlar quoins. It features a curvilinear hipped roof topped by an open bell tower. Also on the property is a contributing privy. [2]