West Schoolhouse | |
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Location | Dennis, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°44′20″N 70°11′59″W / 41.73889°N 70.19972°W |
Built | 1770 |
Architect | N. Stone |
NRHP reference No. | 75000262 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1975 |
The West Schoolhouse is a historic school building at 61 Whig Street in Dennis, Massachusetts. Built c. 1770–75, this one-room schoolhouse is the oldest in Dennis. It served as a schoolhouse until 1865, and was moved to its present location in 1973. [2] It is the only one of Dennis's twelve district schools that is still standing. [3] It is now on the grounds of the Josiah Dennis House, a museum property operated by the Dennis Historical Society. [4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]