{"nrhp_refnum":"84003779","name":"Poland Center School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 224 and Struthers Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poland","county":"Mahoning County","state":"OH","lat":41.02379161700003,"lon":-80.56660242899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-room brick schoolhouse at the northeast corner of US 224 and Struthers Road, at the center of Poland Township, Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, built about 1858-59. The builder and architect are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant for its fine Greek Revival detail and skilled brick and stone work. It also cites the early structural use of a cast iron column in a rural building and its status as the last surviving one-room school in Poland Township.","narrative":"Poland Center School is a one-room brick schoolhouse at the crossroads marking the center of Poland Township, Ohio. Built about 1858-59, soon after the Board of Education acquired the land in April 1858, it measures roughly 22 by 32 feet. Restrained Greek Revival detail includes brick Tuscan pilasters between bays, bush-hammered sandstone sills and lintels, and a pedimented front facing west. Inside, a fluted cast iron column helps support the roof framing, which the nomination describes as progressive for a rural building of that date. The builder and building committee are unknown, but the brick and stone work is described as the finest regional craftsmanship. The school served pupils continuously until 1915, then was rented for other uses, including by the township government. Alterations from that period include a brick addition, a partition and interior finishes from about 1920. It is the last one-room school in the township. The building is now vacant and has water damage in one corner.","period_of_significance":"c. 1858-59","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and vacant, owned by the Poland Board of Education. Part of the roof and floor in the southwest corner has caved in from a water leak.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.212149-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003779.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003779/2f338c4993-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003779/2f338c4993-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poland_Center_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poland_Center_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990090","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138564926"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/mahoning-county/poland-center-school-84003779/"}