{"nrhp_refnum":"02001050","name":"New Suffolk School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Fifth Street at King St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Suffolk","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.99228988600004,"lon":-72.47499208199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, hip-roofed public schoolhouse on a raised brick basement at Fifth and King Streets in the hamlet of New Suffolk, Suffolk County, New York, built in 1907 to designs by architect Edgar Tuthill, with a third classroom added in 1923.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school typifies early-20th-century rural schoolhouse design in New York State, combining state-mandated standards for space, light and ventilation with a stylish eclectic exterior. It is described as an increasingly rare example of its type and a civic focal point of the hamlet. It is also linked to the growth of public education in the community.","narrative":"Built in 1907 at the corner of Fifth and King Streets, this one-story schoolhouse serves the Peconic Bay hamlet of New Suffolk. It began as a two-room building with a symmetrical west facade and a two-story central tower, and a third classroom added in 1923 gave it a T-shaped plan. Architect Edgar Tuthill wrapped the required classrooms, hallways and offices in a design drawing on Queen Anne, Shingle and Colonial Revival features, including eyebrow windows, oval openings and Tuscan porch columns. Aluminum siding now covers the original shingles, but the interior keeps its blackboards, pressed metal ceilings and beaded-board wainscoting. The school reflects New York State rules adopted in 1904 that governed ventilation, heating and natural light. Its banks of windows and classroom dimensions follow those guidelines, and the 1923 room shows the later shift to light from one side. Listed for architecture and education, it is described as a rare surviving small rural school and a civic landmark.","period_of_significance":"1907-1923","architect_builder":"Tuthill, Edgar (archt.)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival; Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as an elementary school; the form notes aluminum siding over original shingles but a highly intact interior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.818026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02001050.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001050/068c560929-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001050/068c560929-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Americasroof","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New-suffolk-school.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Americasroof</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New-suffolk-school.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322194","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Suffolk_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707067"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/new-suffolk-school-02001050/"}