Garrison Union Free School
Why it's listed
Garrison Union Free School is a one-story rustic stone building on a raised basement along Route 9-D in Garrison. Its original section dates to 1908, when it replaced an older schoolhouse that had been built in 1793 on church property and moved across the road in 1866. The west facade has a projecting cross-gabled center bay with a half-timbered pediment, diamond-paned casement windows and bracketed woodwork. A gable-roofed porch over the double door shows heavy timbered English detailing. The hipped roof has exposed rafters and two interior chimneys, and the windows have cut stone sills. The rustic timbering and stone match the character of nearby St. Philip's Church. The school is regarded as a distinctive example of Arts and Crafts educational architecture in the Hudson Highlands and the only school singled out in the area's survey. Two brick additions from the 1960s on the south and east are not considered historic. The building still serves as a school.
Significance in brief: The school is considered a distinctive example of Arts and Crafts educational architecture in the Hudson Highlands and the only school identified as significant in the multiple resource area. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, and it contributes to the educational history of the Garrison area.
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 82001244, listed November 23, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NY 9-D, Garrison |
|---|---|
| County | Putnam County |
| Listed | November 23, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001244 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts (rustic stone with heavy timbered English style detailing) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a school; condition listed as fair, with two non-contributing 1960s additions. |
| Acreage | 9.2 |
| Coordinates | 41.38043, -73.93858 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001244.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5524062
- This listing as JSON
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