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801: 72: 421: 346: 97: 55: 1288: 1298: 808: 104: 79: 342:, one-room schoolhouses that either replaced older schools or established new ones. On December 23, 1873, the Greenfield Township School Board authorized the construction of two new schoolhouses—replacing the older Shadduck School and another schoolhouse. The school board decided on a location for the building on June 12, 1875, and the school was completed by October 27. 435: 1253: 260:. The school was one of the ten similar schools constructed in Greenfield Township, and is one of only two one-room schoolhouses remaining in Erie County that are not heavily altered. The schoolhouse was constructed in 1875, and was originally called 353:
The school was known as Shadduck School until 1900, when it was changed to reflect the name of the nearest post office, Hornby. The school's belfry was also erected in 1900. Hornby School was closed in 1956 after the township became a part of the
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and replicate the operation of the school from the 1870s to the early 1900s. Of the ten constructed in Greenfield Township and the six that survived to the 1940s, it is the only one that was not modified: one is an
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in 1820. Shadduck School was originally a log cabin built in 1850; the building was replaced in 1865 with another log cabin. After the passage of the Free Schools Acts of 1834 by the
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and the Greenfield Elementary School was completed. The property, including the building and its contents, were subsequently auctioned off.
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This article is about the historic school in Pennsylvania. For the school in New Zealand, see
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Booth, Jim (August 12, 2000). "Hornby School teaches about education a century ago".
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store, three are residential homes, and another burned down in a fire. All of the "
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and topped with a belfry. The interior of the school divided into three rooms: the
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The Hornby School Restoration Society was formed and the school, along with a
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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania
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Beck, Deborah (August 20, 1984). "Old Hornby School Turned into Museum".
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The first school to be established in Greenfield Township was at
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adjacent to the building. Also on the property is a two-person
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Hornby High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Hornby School is located in Pennsylvania
Hornby School is located in the United States
Greenfield Township
Erie County
Pennsylvania
42°6′59.9″N 79°51′57.6″W / 42.116639°N 79.866000°W / 42.116639; -79.866000
Vernacular
08000783
one-room schoolhouse
Greenfield Township
Erie County
Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania Route 430
gable roof
shakes
cloakroom
plumbing
hand pump
outhouse
septic tank
Colt Station
Pennsylvania General Assembly
frame

Wattsburg Area School District
National Register of Historic Places

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