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& HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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UNIQUE SITE NO.
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NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: Leslie A. Chatterton DATE: 12/18/85
106 West Sibley Hall
YOUR ADDRESS: Cornell University _._TELEPHONE: (607) 255-4331
ORGANIZATION (if any): Preservation Planning Worksho
IDENTIFICATION
I. BUILDING NAME(S): House
2. COUNTY: Tompkins ,,. TOWN/CITY.--.Ulysses VILLAGE:
1 STREET LOCATION: 1871 Trumansbur Road (NYS Route 96) Jacksonville Hamlet
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b riv�t e �] ���P�
5_ PRESENT OWNER: rust es o 1% Jackso bblf:SS:
6. USE: Original: Present:
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes ER No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain _Lo, closed
DESCRIPTION foundg-i ,ion
8. BUILDING a. clapboard ® b'stone [_N C. brick Eld. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone Elf. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other: concrete block
1). STRUCTURAL
SYSTEM:
(if kn(wn)
a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
b. wood frame with light members
c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
IU. CONDITION: a. excellent ❑ b. good ® c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
I L INTEGRITY: a. original site ® b. moved ❑ if so,when?
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
Please see attached.
12. PHOTO:
I3. MAP:
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THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known fX7 b. zoning ❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
f. other:
RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn ❑ b. carriage house ❑ C. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features: Please see attached.
j. other:
SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a. open land Z b. woodland ❑
c. scattered buildings
d. densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑
h. other:
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Please see attached.
18. OTHER NOTABLE: FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
Please see attached.
SIGNIFICANCE
19. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: unknown 1)re-1853
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:_.. john BrQwjL_wQrked on later remodeling c. 1866
20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
Please see attached.
21. SOURCES:
Fagan, L. Map of Tompkins County, New_York, from Actual Surveys, Philadelphia:
Horace and Charles T. Smith, 1853.
22. "THEME:
#11. A one story addition to the east side of the south wall is of a "saltbox" form, as the
roofline continues unbroken over the projecting 10' by 14' shed. The addition has a
concrete block foundation and a concrete stoop at the entrance on the south-east facade.
Built in the 1930's, it contains a hallway, sink, drinking fountain and boys' and girls'
bathrooms. The one story gabled wing to the east was added c. 1892 as an entrance to a
partially dug basement when a hot air furnace was installed.
#15i. Large old "border trees" ran the length of the boundary line from the New York
State Route 96 to the northeast edge, large maples are also scattered randomly on the
grounds.
#17. The large triangular open space the schoolhouse shares with the church provides a
visual contrast to the cluster of residential and commercial buildings located just to the
south and east, at the crossing of Jacksonville Road and New York State Route 96. The
lawn contributes to the unique visual character of Jacksonville, associated with its
nineteenth century history. Its preservation has softened the effects of the widening of
New York State Route 96.
#18. The small one and one half story schoolhouse is simple in its form and decorative
detail. The pitched roof has a twelve inch bracketed over hang. (The addition does not
have the brackets.) The projecting entry porch is surmounted by an open tower that once
held the schoolhouse bell. (The bell is now stored in the basement of the Methodist
Church). The paneled door of the entry porch is simple, with narrow plain trim boards, a
four pane top light and trim that projects slightly to overhand the door. The toothed
molding on the overhang is repeated under the hipped roof of the bell tower and is one of
few purely decorative details on this building. The six -aver -six double -hung sash
windows are large to admit plenty of light, and the louvered shutters in the gable end of the
south side provide ventilation.
Although the building is plain, it is not severe. Its small scale, large windows and bell
tower contribute to a picturesque, nineteenth century quality.
#20. On August 11, 1826, a deed for the one acre of land on which the schoolhouse and
church now stand was conveyed by Philip Van Cortland to the Town of Jacksonville for
the sum of $1.00. Van Cortland was a veteran of the Revolutionary War who had received
a land grant as compensation for his services.
A schoolhouse is indicated on the 1853 map of Jacksonville. Little is known about
when the first schoolhouse on the site was constructed.
Descendents of John Brown claim that he did some work remodeling the existing
schoolhouse. John Brown was a carpenter who, according to the 1866 map, lived at the
residence to the northeast (owned by Nancy Dean in 1984) and had a carpentry shop one
door north of the house.
While this schoolhouse was not the only school in the hamlet, it remained in use for the
longest time, serving grades one through seven at the time of its closing in 1962.
Schoolhouse Number 9
1871 Trumansburg Road Town of Ulysses
To the southwest of the building.