Dayton's Corners School
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Dayton's Corners School is a one-room school
building in the town of Penfield, New York
. Erected in 1857, it sits at the corner of Plank Road and Creek Street and was part of Penfield District #9. It is the only one-room school house in the area that is still standing and has not been converted to some other use.
The building was part of the Webster Central School District
between 1948 and 1991, although it was only used as a schoolhouse until the early 1960s. The building has been maintained by Penfield's recreation department since 1976; it was purchased by the town in 1991.
Today, a small local park is adjacent to the school building, which is owned by the Town of Penfield. It is used by fourth-grade teachers in the Penfield Central School District
and other local school districts as part of the state-mandated local history curriculum.
The red brick building was designated a Penfield Landmark in 1983 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2001.
A coloring book
called "A Day at Dayton's Corners" was created in 2010 as part of the town of Penfield's bicentennial celebrations.
One-room school
One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room...
building in the town of Penfield, New York
Penfield, New York
Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 36,242 at the 2010 census.The town was incorporated in 1810 by the proprietor, Daniel Penfield, who purchased the town lands in 1795 and moved to the area in 1809. Penfield is a suburb of Rochester, New York...
. Erected in 1857, it sits at the corner of Plank Road and Creek Street and was part of Penfield District #9. It is the only one-room school house in the area that is still standing and has not been converted to some other use.
The building was part of the Webster Central School District
Webster Central School District
The Webster Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 9000 students in the town and village of Webster and portions of Penfield in Monroe County and portions of Ontario and Walworth in Wayne County with over 1400 employees and an operating...
between 1948 and 1991, although it was only used as a schoolhouse until the early 1960s. The building has been maintained by Penfield's recreation department since 1976; it was purchased by the town in 1991.
Today, a small local park is adjacent to the school building, which is owned by the Town of Penfield. It is used by fourth-grade teachers in the Penfield Central School District
Penfield Central School District
The Penfield Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 4900 students in portions of the towns of Penfield, Brighton, Perinton and Pittsford in Monroe County, and Macedon and Walworth in Wayne County, with over 900 employees and an operating...
and other local school districts as part of the state-mandated local history curriculum.
The red brick building was designated a Penfield Landmark in 1983 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2001.
A coloring book
Coloring book
A coloring book is a type of book containing line art for a reader to add color using crayons, colored pencils, marker pens, paint or other artistic media...
called "A Day at Dayton's Corners" was created in 2010 as part of the town of Penfield's bicentennial celebrations.
External links
- Information on Dayton's Corners School - Town of Penfield
- Dayton's Corners School - Photos and museum information from the Town of Penfield