{"nrhp_refnum":"12000211","name":"Hebron District School No. 16","other_names":["Munson Hollow School","District School No. 12","District School No. 2"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 22","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Hebron","county":"Washington County","state":"NY","lat":43.26444917400005,"lon":-73.28597334899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, gable-front rural schoolhouse on State Route 22 in the hamlet of East Hebron, Washington County, New York, built c. 1847 of stacked plank (board wall) construction on a slate foundation.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion A for its link to the development of public district-school education in the Town of Hebron, which it served from the mid-1800s to 1944. Under Criterion C it is a rare local example of stacked plank construction and a modest, austere Greek Revival rural schoolhouse. It is one of only three stacked plank buildings identified in the area.","narrative":"Built around 1847 beside the old Northern Turnpike in East Hebron, this one-story schoolhouse served local children until the district closed it in 1944. Its walls are made of stacked wood planks, pinned together and covered with clapboard, resting on a mortared foundation of locally quarried slate. Exterior detail is restrained, reflecting the Greek Revival style still popular in the region at mid-century. Inside, a narrow vestibule leads to a single schoolroom with plaster walls, beadboard wainscoting and ceiling, a slate blackboard and a shelf chimney. The building is regarded as a rare example of board-wall construction, one of three identified nearby, likely tied to the sawmill at Chamberlin Mills. It also reflects the district school system Hebron adopted in 1813. After the school closed and the districts merged, the Hebron Preservation Society took over the building in the 1970s, and it now operates as a museum.","period_of_significance":"c. 1847-1944","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now used as a museum by the Hebron Preservation Society, which has leased or owned it since 1975; the building is largely intact, with a replaced slate roof and concrete steps.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.353044-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12000211.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322837","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron_District_School_No._16","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091774"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/washington-county/hebron-district-school-no-16-12000211/"}