{"nrhp_refnum":"97000420","name":"Glen Haven District No. 4 School and Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7325 Fair Haven Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fair Haven","county":"Cortland County","state":"NY","lat":42.760812772000065,"lon":-76.26736777299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story shingled combined rural schoolhouse and public library at 7325 Fair Haven Road in the Town of Scott, Cortland County, New York, near Skaneateles Lake. It was built in 1901 to a design by architect Ehrick Rossiter and constructed by local builder Andrew Lieber.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare and exceptionally intact example of a combined rural school and public library, and a good representation of the Shingle style. It is described as unique in Cortland County and as a reminder of the influence of summer residents in creating a multi-purpose facility. It also reflects late nineteenth-century school design reforms such as high ceilings and many windows for air and light.","narrative":"Built in 1901 beside Skaneateles Lake in the Town of Scott, this one-story building housed both a one-room district school and a public library. Architect Ehrick Rossiter, a summer visitor to the area, donated the plans, and local builder Andrew Lieber constructed it on the site of the earlier schoolhouse. Funding came from library trustees, the school district, and patrons of the nearby Glen Haven Hotel, and the total cost was $2,300. The building has a hipped roof, wood-shingle walls, a fieldstone foundation, and two porches with Tuscan columns. Inside, the classroom and library keep beaded wainscoting, built-in bookcases, wood stoves, and period light fixtures. Its listing rests on its architecture: it is an intact example of the Shingle style and a rare school-and-library combination in Cortland County. The school remained in use until 1968, and the building now serves a historical society.","period_of_significance":"1901","architect_builder":"Ehrick K. Rossiter/Architect; Andrew Lieber/Builder","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Shingle","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The school closed in 1968; the current function is listed as Recreation and Culture/Historical Society. The interior plan is described as intact.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.269818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000420.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317145","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Haven_District_No._4_School_and_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5567799"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/cortland-county/glen-haven-district-no-4-school-and-public-library-97000420/"}