Lake Township School
Also known as: Board of Education
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Why it's listed
Lake Township School is a one-story, rectangular brick building east of Uniontown in Stark County, Ohio, built around 1850. It has a standing seam metal gable roof, wide cornice and frieze boards, a cut stone foundation, and stone quoins at the corners. The south gable end holds a center entrance behind a small enclosed porch of recent construction, and the 6/6 windows have plain stone lintels and sills. It was the original school for the township and served as its only school for over 50 years. After 1900 the Hartville School was built and the old building was abandoned for educational use. It was later used as a harness shop and as an Amish casket manufacturing building. Frame additions made after 1900 have been removed in a restoration by the local Board of Education, which uses the building for its offices and wants to maintain it as part of the school district's history. It is described as one of a disappearing group of one-room schoolhouses.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is one of a rapidly disappearing group of one-room schoolhouses. It served as the township's only school for over 50 years. After 1900 the Hartville School replaced it and it was used for other purposes until the school board began restoring it.
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 76001528, listed June 22, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E of Uniontown at 1101 Lake Center St., Uniontown |
|---|---|
| County | Stark County |
| Listed | June 22, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001528 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival (noted in reviewer comments on the data sheet) |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Restored by the local Board of Education; the interior was altered to house the board's offices, and later frame additions were removed. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.95900, -81.36142 (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 76001528.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138686265
- This listing as JSON
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