Rippleton Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school

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 located at Cazenovia

Cazenovia (town), New York

Cazenovia is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 6,481 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Theophilus Cazenove, an agent of the Holland Land Company.The Town of Cazenovia has a village also named Cazenovia...

 in Madison County, New York

Madison County, New York

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...

. It was built in 1814 and remodelled in 1884. It consists of two gabled units and built of a heavy timber mortise and tenon framework. It was moved to its present site on the grounds of the Lorenzo State Historic Site

Lorenzo State Historic Site

Lorenzo State Historic Site is a mansion built by Colonel John Linklaen, founder of the village of Cazenovia, NY. Colonel Linklaen was the agent of the Holland Land Company upon whose recommendation the Company purchased the tract of land where the village grew. The painted brick mansion, begun...

in 1997.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

The Friends of Lorenzo have restored the schoolhouse to an 1880s appearance. The museum is open for school tours by appointment.

External links

• Rippleton Schoolhouse museum information - Friends of Lorenzo