Common School No. 10

Common School No. 10
Common School No. 10
Common School No. 10 is located in New York
Nearest city: Accord, New York
Coordinates: 41°52′47″N 74°19′18″W / 41.87972°N 74.32167°W / 41.87972; -74.32167Coordinates: 41°52′47″N 74°19′18″W / 41.87972°N 74.32167°W / 41.87972; -74.32167
Area: 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built: 1870
Architect: Dymond, Horace
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 88001439[1]
Added to NRHP: September 15, 1988

Common School No. 10 is a historic one-room school building located in Accord in Ulster County, New York. It is a 1-story, two-by-three-bay, frame building on a fieldstone foundation built about 1870. It is topped by a gable roof with an open belfry. It operated as a school until 1955. Also on the property is a privy, shed, and well with hand pump.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Now known as Palentown School House Museum, the school is open twice a year and by appointment.[3]

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