District 10 School
Why it's listed
Standing alone beside Route 28 southwest of Margaretville, this one-story fieldstone schoolhouse is all that remains of the hamlet of Dunraven, once called Clark's Factory, which was cleared for the Pepacton Reservoir. A stone school was first built on the lot in 1820 on land conveyed by John and Anna Van Wagoner. After it fell into disrepair and was torn down in the 1850s, local people rebuilt it in 1860 using the same stones. The rectangular building has a gable roof, clapboard gable ends, tall two-over-two windows with transoms, a small belltower and a separate two-room privy marked for boys and girls. Inside are a vestibule and a single classroom with tin walls above wood siding. The school is significant as a well-preserved example of a nineteenth-century rural one-room school and as a reminder of a vanished community. It has also served for Sunday school, meetings, voting and, today, a local history museum.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an intact, representative example of a modest nineteenth-century one-room rural school, with its single classroom, vestibule/cloakroom, belfry and separate privy. It is also the sole remnant of the hamlet of Dunraven (originally Clark's Factory), which was destroyed for the Pepacton Reservoir. It is listed for its association with education and for its architecture.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 98000131, listed February 20, 1998. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NY 28, 2 mi SW of Margaretville, Margaretville |
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| County | Delaware County |
| Listed | February 20, 1998 |
| Reference number | 98000131 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1860 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | no style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used for some community purposes and as a local history museum; retains a high level of integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.12222, -74.67528 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 98000131.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q1229650
- This listing as JSON
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