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Hood Octagonal School

Coordinates: 39°59′03″N 75°23′23″W / 39.98423°N 75.38968°W / 39.98423; -75.38968
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Hood Octagonal School
Hood Octagonal School, October 2009
Hood Octagonal School is located in Pennsylvania
Hood Octagonal School
Hood Octagonal School is located in the United States
Hood Octagonal School
Location3500 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, Newtown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′03″N 75°23′23″W / 39.98423°N 75.38968°W / 39.98423; -75.38968
Arealess than one acre
Built1841
ArchitectYarnall, Richard Ashbridge
Architectural styleOctagon Mode
NRHP reference No.06000045[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 2006

The Hood Octagonal School is an historic octagonal schoolhouse which is located in Newtown Square, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1841, this historic school is a small, fieldstone, one-story, eight-sided building with a wood shingled pyramidal roof. The school was abandoned sometime around 1865, and was then restored in 1964.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

Representatives of the Newtown Square Historical Society have stated that this school was built by James Dunwoody, the father of William Hood Dunwoody, to replace an earlier log school that had been built by James' father.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-06. Note: This includes Jane E. Dorchester (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hood Octagonal School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  3. ^ "Hood Octagonal Schoolhouse". Newtown Square Historical Society. Retrieved August 21, 2015.