Shelly School

Shelly School
Shelly School, September 2012
Shelly School is located in Pennsylvania
Shelly School
Shelly School is located in the United States
Shelly School
Location130 Richlandtown Pike (Pennsylvania Route 212), Richland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′10″N 75°19′36″W / 40.45278°N 75.32667°W / 40.45278; -75.32667
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.11000037[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 2011

The Shelly School, also known as "The Little Red Schoolhouse," is an historic, American, one-room school that is located in Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1885, this historic structure is a one-story, one-room, brick schoolhouse building that measures twenty-eight feet wide and thirty-four feet deep and has a slate-covered gable roof. The front entrance is covered by a slate-covered, shed roof. The school closed in 1956, and the building re-opened as a local history museum starting in 1959.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/22/11 through 2/25/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-04.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert L. Leight (September 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shelly School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.