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South Branch Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
South Branch Schoolhouse in 2020
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Location	2120 South Branch Road, Branchburg, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°32′53″N 74°42′01″W / 40.54806°N 74.70028°W / 40.54806; -74.70028 (South Branch Schoolhouse)
Built	1873 (1873)
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	05000221
NJRHP No.	4031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 30, 2005
Designated NJRHP	February 14, 2005

The South Branch Schoolhouse, also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse, is a historic building located at 2120 South Branch Road in the township of Branchburg in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1873 with Late Victorian / Italianate style. The schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2005 for its significance in architecture and education.

History and description

The Late Victorian style building is a rural one-room schoolhouse built in 1873 near the community of South Branch and the South Branch Raritan River. It is a one-story gable-fronted frame structure featuring a belfry with Italianate style. It was used for education until 1950. It was purchased by the township in 1963 and is now used as a community center.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#05000221)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 4.
3. ^ Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: South Branch Schoolhouse". National Park Service. With accompanying 18 photos
4. ^ "South Branch School House". Somerset County Tourism.

External links

• Media related to South Branch Schoolhouse at Wikimedia Commons
• "South Branch School". The Historical Marker Database.

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

• Branchburg, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
• School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
• New Jersey Register of Historic Places
• 1873 establishments in New Jersey
• Italianate architecture in New Jersey
• One-room schoolhouses in New Jersey
• School buildings completed in 1873