Liberty Hill Schoolhouse

7600 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville, Florida. County/parish: Alachua.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 28, 2003. NRIS 03000825.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • AL04863

From Wikipedia:

Liberty Hill Schoolhouse (Gainesville, Florida)

Liberty Hill Schoolhouse in Gainesville, Florida is a one-room schoolhouse built in 1892 to serve African-American children. It replaced a previous Liberty Hill School that was in operation by about 1869, and it operated until 1952. The school served students from the community of Rutledge.

It is 24.5 feet (7.5 m) by 30.5 feet (9.3 m). There were no lights in the building and drinking water was brought in.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2003.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77840933

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