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Sodus District 10 Schoolhouse aka South Sodus Schoolhouse
| Historic Site #: | 12-103 (Exists) Type: E3 | Town: | Sodus | ||
| Site Name: | Sodus District 10 Schoolhouse aka South Sodus Schoolhouse | GPS Coordinates: | 43.16755, -76.98691 | ||
| Address: | 8341 Wayne Center Road Sodus New York at the NE corner Rt. 14 & Wayne Center Rd | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| South Sodus Schoolhouse was a single-room schoolhouse that served students in the South Sodus area for several generations. According to NYGEN, schooling began here in 1813 and this single-room schoolhouse closed in 1944 and is now a private home. | |||||
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| South Sodus School March 14, 1897. Photo courtesy of Margaret Merhoff | 1897 Class List - Page 1 courtesy of Bette Bugni |
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| 1897 Class List - Page 2 courtesy of Bette Bugni | The Closing of District 10 Schoolhouse courtesy of Bette Bugni |
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| Now as a private home. Photo from Google maps |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
Margaret Merhoff, Wayne County Historian, found in the attic of her home at No. 25 High Street, Sodus, a quantity of old photographic plates, from which this 1897 picture was printed. The house was once occupied by Mrs. Bert Stacy, the widow of Bert Stacy who at one time was a photographer at Alton. It is believed this picture was taken by him in the late 1890’s.South Sodus Schoolhouse was a single-room schoolhouse that served students in the South Sodus area for several generations. It closed in 1944 and is now a private home. In April 1944 (see photo above), it was decided to close the school and to have the children be included in Lyons Central School District. District #10 South Sodus Teachers 1813-date school opens | |||||
Google Maps web page
NYGEN Town of Sodus Teachers web page