Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse

Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at 3510 Old Jerusalem Rd, Wantagh, New York in Nassau County, New York. It is owned by Levittown Union Free School District #5. It was built in 1876 and enlarged to three rooms about 1920. It is a "T" shaped building with the original section located at the rear. It is a long frame building on a poured concrete foundation and hipped roof with shallow overhanging eaves. The main entrance features a portico.[2] It is now leased out to a private day care facility.

Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse
The former one-room schoolhouse, now a local pre-school.
Location3510 Old Jerusalem Road, Wantagh, New York 11793
Coordinates40°42′8″N 73°30′27″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1876
NRHP reference No.96000204[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1996

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996,[1] and was also listed as a Town of Hempstead Historic Site.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John Auwaerter (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".
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