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45°11′7″N 68°36′51″W / 45.18528°N 68.61417°W / 45.18528; -68.61417
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District No. 2 School
District No. 2 School (Passadumkeag, Maine) is located in Maine
District No. 2 School (Passadumkeag, Maine)
District No. 2 School (Passadumkeag, Maine) is located in the United States
District No. 2 School (Passadumkeag, Maine)
LocationJct. of Pleasant St. and Caribou Rd., SE corner, Passadumkeag, Maine
Coordinates 45°11′7″N 68°36′51″W / 45.18528°N 68.61417°W / 45.18528; -68.61417
Arealess than one acre
Built1843 (1843)
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference  No. 97000309 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1997

The District No. 2 School is a historic schoolhouse at Pleasant Street and Caribou Road in Passadumkeag, Maine. Built in the 1840s as a school, it later served as a church, town hall, and library. It is now a museum operated by the local historical society, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

Description and history

The District No. 2 School is located in Passadumkeag Village, at the northeast corner of Pleasant Street and Caribou Road, a short way east of Main Street ( United States Route 2). It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof, clapboard siding, and a rubblestone foundation. Its main facade has a hip-roofed porch sheltering the entrance, supported by clustered columns. The entrance is flanked by fixed-sash windows, with a movable sash window in the gable above the porch. A square tower rises above the entrance, with a louvered belfry topped by a small spire surrounded by a pinnacled balustrade. The interior is composed of a large main room, which occupies the front two-thirds of the building, and a smaller room at the rear. [2]

The schoolhouse was built sometime in the 1840s, and served the town's district encompassing its village center until 1902. It also served as a meeting place for local Baptist and Congregational churches until c. 1905. In 1915 the building was converted for use as a library, at which time the porch and interior room layout were added. Between 1946 and 1968 it was again used as a school, and in 1971 it was sold by the town and converted into a private residence. In 1986 the town bought it back, and gave it to the local historical society, which has restored it and established its museum there. [2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for District No. 2 School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
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