Built 1836 (1836) Opened 1836 Added to NRHP 24 March 1971 | NRHP Reference # 71000217 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location East of Cowgill, Cowgill's Corner, Delaware |
Octagonal Schoolhouse, also known as the Eight-square School House, is a historic octagonal schoolhouse building located in Cowgill's Corner, Kent County, Delaware. It was opened in 1836, and is a one-room and one-story stuccoed stone building. It has a pyramidal shingled roof with a stepped stone cornice. It remained a public school well into the 20th century, after which it was used as a community meeting house.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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