{"nrhp_refnum":"96000135","name":"Lenox District No. 4 Schoolhouse","other_names":["Lincoln Town Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Timmerman Rd. N side, at jct. with Old Co. Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clockville","county":"Madison County","state":"NY","lat":43.04194955000003,"lon":-75.74185168399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame schoolhouse built in 1854 by builder Miles Russell in the hamlet of Clockville, Town of Lincoln, Madison County, New York. It later served as the Lincoln Town Hall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is architecturally significant as a rare surviving mid-nineteenth century two-room schoolhouse in vernacular Greek Revival style. It represents rural school designs promoted by period educational reformers and reflects Clockville's mid-century prosperity and early commitment to public education. It retains substantial integrity of form, detailing and setting.","narrative":"Built in 1854 by Miles Russell, this two-story clapboard schoolhouse served Lenox District No. 4 in the hamlet of Clockville, Madison County, New York. Its post-and-beam frame sits on a concrete block foundation under a low-pitched gabled roof, with a three-bay pedimented facade, a trabeated entrance and a rooftop belfry holding the school bell bought in 1870. Inside, it was a two-classroom plan with a center entrance and cloakroom. The building was altered in 1929-1930, when stairs were moved, a furnace and bathrooms were added, and new fire-safety rules were met. A 1990s rehabilitation reversed some of those changes. It is recognized as a rare surviving mid-nineteenth century two-room schoolhouse, a vernacular Greek Revival design shaped by school-reform ideas about light, ventilation and classical styling. It reflects the community's prosperity in farming and milling and its early support for public education. It now serves as the Lincoln Town Hall.","period_of_significance":"1854","architect_builder":"Russell, Miles (builder)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century / Greek Revival (vernacular)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Undergoing rehabilitation in the mid-1990s for continued use as a town hall; the form says it continues to serve as the local Town Hall.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.49133-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96000135.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000135/d9daf896ca-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000135/d9daf896ca-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Beangus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lenox_District_No._4_Schoolhouse,_now_the_Clockville_Town_Hall.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Beangus</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:Lenox_District_No._4_Schoolhouse,_now_the_Clockville_Town_Hall.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318718","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenox_District_No._4_Schoolhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6523164"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/madison-county/lenox-district-no-4-schoolhouse-96000135/"}