Building date: 1832. Razed 1850.
Original use: Schoolhouse
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Historically the location was the SW Corner Charles Streets (East Ave) just east of the Presbyterian Church. Site now occupied by the Alex Eligh Community Center, 43°02'37.29"N 77°05'35.61"W.
Town of Arcadia and Wayne County Maps.
There was a 2-story schoolhouse in Newark, for which no picture or illustration exists.
An article was written (1891) about a series of schoolhouses that existed in Newark Village which were consolidated. There was reference to a two-story "cobble stone" schoolhouse. The Newark cobblestone was built in 1832, according to the article. It also was described as "as unattractive as can be conceived".
Here's a link to that article: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn88074454/1891-12-23/ed-1/seq-1.pdf, Richard Palmer email 8/9/2020.
Editor's Note: The article to which Richard Palmer refers is titled "At the Dedication, An Event Long to Be Remembered - Interesting Speeches ... Superintendent A. S. Draper Delivered an Eloquent Opening Address", The Arcadian Weekly Gazette, Newark NY 12/23/1891. Use the provided link to view an excerpt which includes the reference to the Cobble Stone School.
Cobble Stone School history sheet. From the personal research of cobblestone historian Karen Crandall.
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¹ 1853 Wayne County Arc-13 Excerpt Map courtesy Library of Congress.
