Ben-2, Cobblestone Schoolhouse, 1363 North Bennington Road, Bennington

    Documentation

    Building date: About 1840

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°54'46.29"N 73°13'51.75"W. Current owner of record, Pratt as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    City of Bennington and Bennington County Maps.

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    This cobblestone school house is located at 1363 North Bennington Road, Bennington in an area called Paper Mill Village. Built about 1840, it was known as School District No. 10. It is now a private residence. Richard Palmer blog.


    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Schoolhouse
    Page 216

    Photographs

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    GP Vermont Bennington Ben-2 1-1 P.jpg ¹ August 1971
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    Cobblestone schoolhouse in North Bennington
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    ¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    ³ Imagery courtesy Jane Griswold Radocchia, Richard Palmer blog.

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