{"nrhp_refnum":"87000634","name":"Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8143 Snyder Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Orient","county":"Pickaway County","state":"OH","lat":39.796033787000056,"lon":-83.09377995499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, one-room red brick country schoolhouse at 8143 Snyder Road near Orient, Pickaway County, Ohio, built in 1888 by builders Ater & Kern.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the best preserved one-room schoolhouse in Scioto Township and the only schoolhouse of this design identified in Pickaway County. Its corbeled brickwork is unusual among local schools, which typically had plain, flush brick walls. Its original interior plan and several interior finishes also survive, unlike many other surviving county schoolhouses.","narrative":"This one-room brick schoolhouse on Snyder Road near Orient, Pickaway County, Ohio, was built in 1888 by Ater & Kern, whose names appear on a sandstone plaque in the front gable. The building measures about 28 by 40 feet and rests on a coursed stone foundation. Its walls are common bond red brick with corbeled detailing, and the side windows have segmental arches. Inside, an open classroom is flanked by two cloakrooms beside the central entrance. Original blackboards, wainscot, trim and wood floors remain. The school was listed for its architecture. It is described as the best preserved one-room schoolhouse in Scioto Township and the only one of its design found in the county, where most schools had plain brick walls. The township had many such schools in the late nineteenth century, and the school is believed to have closed in 1919. The belltower and chimney are gone, the roof was replaced in 1979, and the masonry was repointed in 1985. The building is now unoccupied.","period_of_significance":"1888","architect_builder":"Ater & Kern - builders","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and used for storage; the window openings are boarded up and the building was stabilized in 1985. Interior features are described as in fair but stabilized condition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.177189-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87000634.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000634/a2b1c0d27b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000634/a2b1c0d27b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Aesopposea","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SciotoTownshipSchoolhouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Aesopposea</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:SciotoTownshipSchoolhouse.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990923","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138648205"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/pickaway-county/scioto-township-district-no-2-schoolhouse-87000634/"}