Building date: Demolished
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Structures with similar masonry details: Mid-2 School District No 1, Pot-1 School District No 5, Phe-26 Schoolhouse District 19.
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Unique features: Round cobblestone structure construction.
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Town of Phelps and Ontario County Maps
"The Round Jug School," was located on McIvor Road in the town of Phelps, Ontario county, Another one, called "Round Cobblestone District 19 School," was once located at the top and west side of Whiskey Hill Road, replaced by a brick structure, now gone. Richard Palmer blog.
#20 Dimock District: The original school building was round and built of cobblestone. It was called the jug school. Because of a fire the building was torn down and a two-story wooden structure was erected in the same location. It is a private home at 1176 McIvor Rd, Phelps. Diane J Goodman, Administrative Assistant, Phelps Community Historical Society email 11/7/2019.
The stove was set in the center of the building as seen by the placement of chimney. They were called "stone-jug schools" because of their resemblance to a round jug with the chimney serving as the "cork". Handwritten correspondence, dated 7/20/1970, from Clyde Maffin, Ontario County Historian the 1960s, courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
"The Round Cobblestone School Houses", by Richard Palmer
 Ontario Cty 1859 Map Phe-25 Excerpt.jpg ¹ |  Round Jug Schoolhouse.jpg ² |
¹ Map excerpt courtesy Library of Congress.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum, from collection of Phelps Historical Society.
