{"nrhp_refnum":"77001040","name":"Anderson Schoolhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Ashland on U.S. 42","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ashland","county":"Ashland County","state":"OH","lat":40.84174406500006,"lon":-82.35874748899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-03-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nearly square, 1-1/2 story brick one-room schoolhouse built in 1873 on US 42 near Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, with a sandstone foundation and a three-stage corner belltower.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an unusually ornate building for a single-room schoolhouse. It served as an eight-grade school until 1938 and has been used continuously as a school or community meeting place since completion. It is listed for its architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1873 near Ashland, Ohio, this one-room brick schoolhouse is notable for decoration unusual in a rural school. The 1-1/2 story building measures about 30 by 40 feet and rests on a rough-cut sandstone foundation. At the southeast corner rises a three-stage belltower of sandstone and wood, with round arched openings, louvered panels, scalloped and diamond-patterned siding, a pyramidal roof with small wood brackets, and a metal cap and finial. The original bell remains. Sandstone belt courses, lintels, sills and quoins trim the walls, and patterned shingles fill the gable. The building served as an eight-grade school until 1938 and since then has been a local community meeting place. Alterations include a bricked-in window on the front, a small rear addition and the installation of electricity. There is still no plumbing. The community club that uses it has made its preservation a project.","period_of_significance":"1873","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a community meeting hall by the Anderson Community Club; in good condition and altered, with no plumbing and outhouses still in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.336176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/77001040.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001040/eec579b3f2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001040/eec579b3f2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:OHWiki","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_Schoolhouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">User:OHWiki</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_Schoolhouse.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986633","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Schoolhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754184"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ashland-county/anderson-schoolhouse-77001040/"}