Thorne Memorial School
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The Thorne Memorial School building is located at Franklin and Maple streets in Millbrook, New York, United States. It is a brick structure built at the end of the 19th century, considered the most distinctive public building in the village.
Thorne Memorial School | |
Location | Millbrook, NY |
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Nearest city | Poughkeepsie |
Coordinates | 41°47′9″N 73°41′24″W |
Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)[1] |
Built | 1895[1] |
Architect | William J. Beardsley[1] |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 96001473 |
Added to NRHP | 1996 |
After being challenged by a newspaper reporter's column about the new village's lack of a school, a wealthy local resident had the school built at his expense and donated it to the community. In order for it to be accepted, it was necessary for the village to formally incorporate.[1] It served as its high school until 1962. Today it is used for special purposes and afterschool activities. In 1996 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with an adjacent blacksmith's shop.