Old Albany Schoolhouse
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| Nearest city | Sabetha, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′32″N 95°48′16″W / 39.94222°N 95.80444°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1866 |
| Architectural style | Plains Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000518[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
The Old Albany Schoolhouse is a structure in Nemaha County, Kansas that was used as a school from the time of its construction circa 1866–67 to 1963. The school is one of the last remnants of the town of Albany, which declined after a railroad was built closer to the neighboring town of Sabetha. The school is a two-story rough limestone structure in the Plains Vernacular style. The corners are marked with quoins, and the school is covered by a hipped roof. After brief service as a church the school became the a museum in 1965, and now serves as the centerpiece of the Albany Museum complex.[2] Other buildings include a railroad museum, windmill, caboose, antique automobiles, tractors and a 1950s period farmhouse.[3] s[4]
The school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1972.[1]
