{"nrhp_refnum":"83000679","name":"Hornbine School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"144 Hornbine Road","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rehoboth","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.79828976600004,"lon":-71.20137601199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, wood-frame, clapboard one-room schoolhouse at 144 Hornbine Road in the Hornbine section of southeastern Rehoboth, Massachusetts, built in 1862. It is now used as a museum.","why_significant":"It is described as an archetypical 19th century eight-grade one-room schoolhouse and the best preserved mid-19th century schoolhouse in Rehoboth. It was the last of the town's district schools to close, in 1937, and its restoration reflects the town's commitment to public education. It also forms a historic pairing with the Hornbine Baptist Church across the road.","narrative":"Built in 1862 at 144 Hornbine Road in southeastern Rehoboth, this modest one-story clapboard building is a typical eight-grade, one-room schoolhouse of the 19th century. Its three-bay gable end faces the street, and a stove chimney rises at the opposite end. It is regarded as the best preserved mid-19th century schoolhouse in town. Known as District #10 School until districts were abolished in 1883, it was one of fifteen one-room district schools in Rehoboth. It was the last of them to close, in 1937. The building was later sold and altered as a residence, then deteriorated. In 1968, during the town's 325th anniversary, a local association bought and restored it and turned it over to the town as a museum. The school and the Hornbine Baptist Church face each other across a small curving intersection that has changed little since about 1900, adding to the value of the setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Sold and modified as a residence around 1940, later deteriorated from disuse, restored in 1968 and now used as a museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.222247-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7896/63789683/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000679.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000679/8e45c7226b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000679/8e45c7226b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hornbine_School_in_Rehoboth_Massachusetts.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hornbine_School_in_Rehoboth_Massachusetts.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789683","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbine_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5904071"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/hornbine-school-83000679/"}