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The Bald Hills Schoolhouse. Farmingville 1850

The first school was built in 1817 after residents of Bald Hills asked to be a school district. The second school was erected in 1850 to replace

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The Manorville Schoolhouses 1874 & 1929

The Manorville Two Room Schoolhouse Circa 1929

This old school is really the third for this quiet farming hamlet. The first schoolhouse was built in 1814. The second school, now a private residence was built in 1874 and used up until 1928. The two room schoolhouse, built in 1929 was home

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The Middle Island Schools 1831 & 1929

The East Middle Island Schoolhouse 1831

This old school house stood on Yaphank road and was in use until the new school was built further south on the same road in 1928 ...

The Moriches Schoolhouses 1870 & 1900

Center Moriches School 1870

This building was erected in 1870 on donated land at a cost of $780. It was used as a schoolhouse from 1870 - 1896. It was then purchased by St. ...

Nissequoque Schoolhouse 1808

This school built in 1808 on land donated by Ebenezer Smith II was to be a schoolhouse for as long as was needed but Ebenezer had ...

The Ridge School 1872

This old school was built in 1872 to replace the original one in the hollow on Middle Country Road, opposite the New York State Game Farm. One-half acre of land was donated by William Sidney Smith for the

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St. Pauls School. Garden City 1879

St. Paul’s School for boys was built in 1879, along with the Cathedral of the Incarnation and St. Mary’s School for girls, by Cornelia Stewart, the widow of multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart, the founder of Garden City.

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The Swan River Schoolhouse. Patchogue 1858

The Swan River Schoolhouse in East Patchogue was built in 1858 on land purchased from Stephen S. Roe. The purchase price for the land was $25 and the deed conveyed

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Long Islands Old Schoolhouses

The Bald Hills Schoolhouse. Farmingville 1850

The Manorville Schoolhouses 1874 & 1929

The Middle Island Schools 1831 & 1929

The Moriches Schoolhouses 1870 & 1900

Nissequoque Schoolhouse 1808

The Ridge School 1872

St. Pauls School. Garden City 1879

The Swan River Schoolhouse. Patchogue 1858

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