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Great Western Schoolhouse

Coordinates: 40°4′22″N 80°58′52″W / 40.07278°N 80.98111°W / 40.07278; -80.98111
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Great Western Schoolhouse
The Great Western Schoolhouse west of St. Clairsville, Ohio on US Route 40
Great Western Schoolhouse is located in Ohio
Great Western Schoolhouse
Great Western Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Great Western Schoolhouse
Nearest citySt. Clairsville, Ohio
Coordinates40°4′22″N 80°58′52″W / 40.07278°N 80.98111°W / 40.07278; -80.98111
Built1870
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.79001787[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1979

The Great Western Schoolhouse was built in 1870 along the then-developing National Road, west of St. Clairsville, Ohio. The schoolhouse is a traditional one room schoolhouse and was used until 1952.[2] The building is currently used as a museum highlighting early education in southeastern Ohio and is open by appointment.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Discover Ohio - Great Western School". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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