Ceres School

Ceres School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	School St., Ceres, New York
Coordinates	41°59′58″N 78°16′22″W / 41.99944°N 78.27278°WCoordinates: 41°59′58″N 78°16′22″W / 41.99944°N 78.27278°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1855, 1893
Architectural style	Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	10000991[1]
Added to NRHP	December 7, 2010

Ceres School is a historic two-room school building located at Ceres in Allegany County, New York. It was built in 1855 and remodeled in 1893 with Italianate and Queen Anne style design elements. It is a one-story, gross-gabled frame building topped by a belfry. It is a surviving example of a late 19th-century schoolhouse which served students from both Pennsylvania and New York. The school closed following World War II and used as a community center.^{[2][3]:5, 7-8}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/06/10 THROUGH 12/10/10. National Park Service. 2010-12-17.
2. Eileen Larrabee and Dan Keefe (June 22, 2010). "Press Release: State Board Recommends 35 Properties and Districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
3. ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Robert T. Englert (September 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ceres School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs