Pomona in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pig Knoll School
Photographed By Marianne Leese, June 12, 2015
1. Pig Knoll School Marker
Inscription.
Pig Knoll School. . Architect Walter Robb Wilder designed this one-room schoolhouse in 1915 for Ramapo District Eleven in which he owned a farmstead. Attended by neighborhood children for 16 years, the school later became the West Pomona Community Center. Symmetrical in form and constructed of Rockland's abundant glacial fieldstones, the building has a sense of monumentality, yet expresses its own place and time. THE WEST POMONA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Architect Walter Robb Wilder
designed this one-room
schoolhouse in 1915
for Ramapo District Eleven
in which he owned
a farmstead. Attended by
neighborhood children
for 16 years, the school
later became the West
Pomona Community Center.
Symmetrical in form and
constructed of Rockland's
abundant glacial fieldstones,
the building has a sense of
monumentality, yet expresses
its own place and time.
THE WEST POMONA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Erected by The Historical Society of Rockland County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 41° 10.218′ N, 74° 4.074′ W. Marker is in Pomona, New York, in Rockland County. Marker is on Rt.306. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pomona Cultural Center, 584 Rt 306, Pomona NY 10970, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. West Pomona Community Center Association, sponsor
Photographed By Marianne Leese, June 12, 2015
2. Pig Knoll School (North Side)
Photographed By Marianne Leese, June 12, 2015
3. Pig Knoll School (South Side)
June 1961
4. Pig Knoll School Marker
The wedding photo of 5th grade,teacher Miss Rabe after the conclusion of school that year, 1961. This were 2 5th grade classes in the building. One on ground level, and the other in the basement. Miss Rabe’s class was on the ground floor. This was the arrangement until Oakwood Elementary School was completed later that year
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. This page has been viewed 1,197 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. 4. submitted on May 6, 2022. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.