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Sodus District 3 Schoolhouse aka Vosburgh Schoolhouse
| Historic Site #: | 12-096 (Exists) Type: D,E3 | Town: | Sodus | ||
| Site Name: | Sodus District 3 Schoolhouse aka Vosburgh Schoolhouse | GPS Coordinates: | 43.275333, -77.113014 | ||
| Address: | 5663 Lake Road Sodus New York on the NE corner Lake & N. Centenary | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| This one-room fieldstone school house was made to last and is still in good condition. According to NYGEN, schooling began in 1813 and this one-room schoolhouse closed in 1949. | |||||
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| Class of 1927-1928. Photo courtesy of Wendy and Chris Tunley | Class of 1927-1928 Student Names. Photo courtesy of Wendy and Chris Tunley |
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| This undated photo (late 1800s?) shows it has not changed much over the years. Photo courtesy Bette Bugni | Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni |
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| Photo from Clara Grimm | Present Day photo by Bruce Farrington |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
This one room fieldstone school house was made to last and is still in good condition. It is believed to have been built in 1828 by the father of Josiah Rice. The children who attended this school often referred to it as the "Stone Fortress" which is easy to understand. The school closed in 1949 and children subsequently went to the Sodus Village Schools after centralization in 1950. It was later used as a migrant camp. Anna Tunley (see photo above) was a student there in 1922. District #3 Vosburg Teachers 1813-date school opened | |||||
Clara Grimm Album
NYGEN Town of Sodus Teachers web page