{"nrhp_refnum":"90001326","name":"District School No. 3","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. NY 3 and County Rd. 57, Putnam Corners","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chaumont","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.06909202700007,"lon":-76.23798458299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-09-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story wood frame rural one-room schoolhouse at Putnam Corners, near Chaumont in the town of Lyme, Jefferson County, New York. The main block was built about 1875 and a rear addition about 1900; a double privy and a hand-pump well are also included.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a largely intact example of the modest one-room schoolhouses built in rural New York after the Civil War. It reflects nineteenth-century educational reform in its window band, high ceilings and cloakroom vestibule plan. Of seven surviving one-room schoolhouses in Lyme, it alone keeps its original site and substantial architectural integrity. Its circa 1900 addition and privy reflect turn-of-the-century concern for rural school environments.","narrative":"Standing at a rural crossroads in the town of Lyme, this one-room schoolhouse at Putnam Corners was built about 1875 to replace an earlier school on land donated in 1840 by farmer Asa Richardson. The one-and-one-half story frame building has clapboard siding, a high gable roof and a band of six windows along the east wall. A cloakroom vestibule separates the entrance from the classroom, and the high ceilings and window band follow ideas promoted by educational reformers of the period. A shed-roofed rear addition and a double privy, both from around 1900, reflect later efforts to improve rural schools. After Lyme's school districts were consolidated in 1942, the building sat unused for about ten years. In 1951 it was sold and converted to a seasonal residence, with a kitchenette, bathroom and upstairs bedroom added. It is regarded as the best-preserved of Lyme's seven surviving one-room schoolhouses, and it keeps its original site and much of its original plan.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a seasonal residence since 1951; condition rated good, with no known threats.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.797367-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90001326.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313228","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_School_No._3_(Chaumont,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5283375"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/district-school-no-3-90001326/"}