Gainestown Schoolhouse

The Gainestown Schoolhouse is a historic school building on Clarke County Road 29 in Gainestown, Alabama. It was built in 1919 as a one-room schoolhouse and now serves as a guesthouse for the Wilson-Finlay House across the road. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1992, due to its architectural significance.[1]

Gainestown Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Gainestown, Alabama
Coordinates	31°27′10″N 87°41′33″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1919
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	92000033[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1992

Architecture

The form is like that of most late 19th century school buildings in Alabama, namely a one-story frame, rectangular-shaped building with a front gabled roof. A single entrance is found on the gabled front and a row of windows on each side elevation.[2]

The building was expanded to two rooms in 1930, with the addition of a western side-wing. The large gabled wing turned the schoolhouse into a T-shaped building.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Clarke County MPS". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
3. "Historical Markers & Sites in Clarke County". Clarke County Historical Society. Retrieved February 21, 2011.