Building date: Ca. 1840 - demolished about 1915
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This schoolhouse was located on the east side of the intersection of Van Buren and West Washington streets in the village of Olcott, Niagara County. It sat [near to the present water tower] about where the Town Marina is now located. It contained two rooms and was built about 1840 to replace a log school house on Main Street. It was demolished about 1915 when a larger brick school was erected on the same which in turn was closed in the 1960s and later demolished. There is a cobblestone house across the street from the location of the school, first used as a Wesleyan Methodist Church. It has been a private residence for many years. Information provided by William Clark, Newfane Town Historian, historian@townofnewfane.com. Richard Palmer blog.
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¹ Image courtesy William Clark, Newfane Town Historian. Richard Palmer blog.
