Empire School
3038, Regional Road 9 (York Rd.), Haldimand, County of, Ontario, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2000/02/07
Autre nom(s)
S.S. No. 9
Empire School
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1850/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2010/01/18
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Empire School, also known as S.S. No. 9, is a two-storey red brick structure that was built in 1885. Its central location at 3038 Regional Road 9 in York, Ontario, catered to the students of the then-thriving community.
Haldimand County recognized its historical and architectural value with By-law 1627/00.
Valeur patrimoniale
Empire School, was originally built in 1850 as a log schoolhouse on the north side of Regional Road 9. In 1856, because of a large student population, a frame schoolhouse was built across the road. In 1885 the present brick schoolhouse was constructed. The school was closed in 1957 when the new Seneca Central School was opened. The school reopened briefly in 1959 when the Seneca Unity School was under construction. At the present time this schoolhouse is a private residence.
The Empire School is a large, two-storey red brick structure with a gable roof over the main section and another gable roof over the secondary section. The main section, fronted by a brick, gable roofed mud room, is modeled on nineteenth-century one-room schoolhouses. The arched entrance and the two windows on either side are topped with arched yellow bricks. At each corner of the main and secondary structures and the mud room are decorative yellow brick quoins. There are three one over one windows in the main section overlooking the one-storey secondary structure.
Source: Haldimand County By-law 1627/00.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that reflect the heritage value of the Empire School include its:
- brick one-room school footprint
- two similarly designed but separately roofed sections
- decorative yellow brick quoins on all corners
- yellow brick accents over the windows
- main entrance
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Ontario
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Ont.)
Loi habilitante
Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)
Date de reconnaissance
2000/02/07
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
- Éducation
- École à classe unique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Haldimand County Museum and Archives
8 Echo Street
P.O. Box 38
Cayuga, Ontario
Canada, N0A 1E0
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON07-0173
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o