{"nrhp_refnum":"88002202","name":"Central School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"324 Champlain Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ticonderoga","county":"Essex County","state":"NY","lat":43.84461621000003,"lon":-73.42316762999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story brick school building at 324 Champlain Avenue in the village of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, built 1906-1907 on a triangular 1.6-acre parcel. It was built by T.W. Rogers of Brandon, Vermont, to a design by New York City architects Carpenter and Blair.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is an architecturally significant example of early twentieth century school architecture in Ticonderoga. It is the largest of three brick schools built in response to New York's Compulsory Education Law of 1896. It is also the only intact example of that movement in the resource area, and it shows Jacobean Revival styling.","narrative":"Central School is a brick school building at 324 Champlain Avenue in Ticonderoga, built in 1906-1907 to designs by New York City architects Carpenter and Blair. T.W. Rogers of Brandon, Vermont, was the builder. It rises two and one-half stories above a high ashlar foundation and shows Jacobean Revival features: parapeted gables, round arched entrances, a steeply pitched multi-gabled slate roof and chimney-like air vents. Inside, a central hall links classrooms on both floors, and pressed-tin ceilings and many original fixtures remain. The school replaced the old Academy, the town's first high school, and was the largest of three brick schools built around the turn of the century after New York's 1896 Compulsory Education Law. It served as a high school until 1930 and held kindergarten through fourth grade until 1967. After use as a civic center, it became the town offices in 1984. Three later monuments on the grounds do not contribute to its significance.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: Carpenter and Blair of New York City; builder: T.W. Rogers of Brandon, Vermont","architectural_style":"Jacobean Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as town offices since 1984; condition listed as fair, with a highly intact interior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.173152-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002202.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312884","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_School_(Ticonderoga,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5061795"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/essex-county/central-school-88002202/"}