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Old Brown's Mill School

Coordinates: 39°49′51″N 77°42′08″W / 39.83071°N 77.70216°W / 39.83071; -77.70216
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Old Brown's Mill School
Old Brown's Mill School is located in Pennsylvania
Old Brown's Mill School
Old Brown's Mill School is located in the United States
Old Brown's Mill School
LocationOff U.S. Route 11 near Kauffman, Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°49′51″N 77°42′08″W / 39.83071°N 77.70216°W / 39.83071; -77.70216
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1836
NRHP reference No.73001632[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

The Old Brown's Mill School is an historic, American, one-room school that is located in Antrim Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1836, this historic structure is a 1+12-story, limestone building with an A-shaped shingle roof. Home to a school until 1921, this historic structure was restored in 1934, and, in 1962, was acquired by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

The school is now owned by the Franklin County Historical Society and open to the public in the summer.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (June 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Brown's Mill School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
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