Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse

Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse, also known as Wrightstown Eight Square School and Penns Park Octagonal School, is a historic one-room school located at Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1802, and is a one-story, one room, stone schoolhouse building. It has a wood shingled pyramidal roof and small terra cotta chimney. It operated as a subscription school from its construction until 1850. It was then used as a farm outbuilding, and in the 1980s as an artist's studio. It was restored in 1996 by the Wrightstown Township Historical Commission.[2]

Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse
Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse HABS Photo (undated)
Location2091 Second Street Pike, Wrightstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′17.44″N 75°0′22.94″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1802
Architectural styleEarly Republic
NRHP reference No.07000586[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 2007

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] They hold an open house the third Sunday of each month from May through October. Open house hours are 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm. Admission is free.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Betty Davis (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.


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