Central School, Ticonderoga

#19 among attractions in Ticonderoga

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Central School was a historic school building located at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1906 and was a 2+1⁄2-story, eleven-bay-wide by seven-bay-deep brick building with Jacobean Revival style features. The features included parapeted gables, round arched entrances, and a steeply pitched multi-gabled roof. A rear 1+1⁄2-story addition had a slate hipped roof. It was built on the site of the Academy, Ticonderoga's first high school. It was used as a school until 1967; from 1967 to 1984 it was used as a civic center for community activities. ()

Built: 1906 (118 years ago)Coordinates: 43°50'40"N, 73°25'25"W

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Ticonderoga United States

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Central School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hancock House, Mount Defiance, Liberty Monument, Frazier Bridge.

0.6 miNW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Hancock House, Ticonderoga
16 min walk • The Hancock House is an historic structure in Ticonderoga, New York. It is a replica of the Hancock Manor on Boston's Beacon Hill that was the residence of Thomas Hancock, the uncle of John Hancock. The Hancock House was built by philanthropist Horace A.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Defiance, Ticonderoga
32 min walk • Mount Defiance is an 840 ft high hill on the New York side of Lake Champlain, in the northeastern United States. It is notable in that the hill militarily dominates both Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, but it was deemed inaccessible so never fortified.
0.6 miNW
Monuments and statues
Liberty Monument, Ticonderoga
16 min walk • Liberty Monument is a historic monument located at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1924 and is a bronze sculpture on a tiered granite base.
0.4 miN
Bridge
Frazier Bridge, Ticonderoga
11 min walk • Frazier Bridge is a historic Double arched bridge over the La Chute River at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a double-arched masonry bridge, 23 feet wide and spanning 50 feet at roughly 10 feet above water level.
~1740 ftN
Library
Black Watch Memorial Library, Ticonderoga
9 min walk • Black Watch Library is a historic library building located at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1905 and is a one-story brick structure with a cruciform plan in the Jacobean Revival style.
0.8 miW
Museum
Community Building, Ticonderoga
20 min walk • Community Building is a historic town hall located at Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1927 and is a large two story, five bay neo-Georgian style ashlar granite building with a central bowed portico.
~1380 ftW
Neighbourhood
Lake George Avenue Historic District, Ticonderoga
7 min walk • Lake George Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Ticonderoga, in Essex County, New York. The district contains 20 contributing buildings on 14 properties; 12 houses and eight garages.
~690 ftW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Amherst Avenue Historic District, Ticonderoga
4 min walk • Amherst Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Ticonderoga, in Essex County, New York. The district contains 16 contributing buildings on ten properties; 10 houses and six garages.

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Which popular attractions are close to Central School?

Nearby attractions include Amherst Avenue Historic District, Ticonderoga (4 min walk), Lake George Avenue Historic District, Ticonderoga (7 min walk), Black Watch Memorial Library, Ticonderoga (9 min walk), Frazier Bridge, Ticonderoga (11 min walk).