{"nrhp_refnum":"94001004","name":"Clymer District School No. 5","other_names":["Clymer Center Schoolhouse No. 5"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7929 Clymer Center Rd. (Co. Rt. 613)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clymer","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.05468381400004,"lon":-79.58224787599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-room, one-and-one-half story wood frame rural schoolhouse on Clymer Center Road (County Route 613) in the Town of Clymer, Chautauqua County, New York, built about 1853 by local carpenter-joiner Rinaldo Braman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare, highly intact example of a mid-nineteenth century rural schoolhouse in the western southern tier of New York. It shows vernacular Greek Revival detailing and retains alterations made under later school reform movements. It also reflects the importance of public education in the farming community of Clymer.","narrative":"This one-room rural schoolhouse on Clymer Center Road in Chautauqua County, New York, was built about 1853 by local carpenter-joiner Rinaldo Braman, who carved his initials above the entrance. It replaced an earlier log school on the same lot. The frame building is clad in red clapboard, rests on a rubble stone foundation, and shows vernacular Greek Revival details such as dentils, gable returns and a carved anthemion. Inside, a single classroom and vestibule survive with blackboards, wainscoting, a wood stove and desks from about 1880. A wood shed with a girls' privy was added around 1870. Trustees' records from 1868 to 1936 document later improvements such as new windows, a sink, wells, electric lights and a hardwood floor. The school served the district for eighty-six years, with lower grades attending until 1939. It was listed as a rare, well-preserved example of a mid-nineteenth century country school and as a reminder of public education in the town.","period_of_significance":"1853-1939","architect_builder":"Rinaldo Braman, Builder","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a museum on summer weekends and for tutoring and community events; not in use November to March. Closed as a school in 1939, then used for farm storage and as an art studio before restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.5245-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94001004.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001004/79787076ee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001004/79787076ee-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Yhoitink","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RedschoolhouseClymer.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Yhoitink</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:RedschoolhouseClymer.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316761","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clymer_District_School_No._5","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5137105"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/clymer-district-school-no-5-94001004/"}