Gaines in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gaines Basin Schoolhouse
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
1. Gaines Basin Schoolhouse Marker
Gaines Basin Schoolhouse
District #2 used until 1944
Made of field cobblestones
Replaced a log cabin where
Caroline Phipps taught
Erected 2015 by Orleans County Historical Associetion.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 43° 15.426′ N, 78° 13.41′ W. Marker is in Gaines, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Gaines Basin Road Ύ mile south of West Bacon Road. Site is just north of the Erie Barge Canal. The bridge over the canal was out of service. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3286 Gaines Basin Road, Albion NY 14411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: House of Refuge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Childhood Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Lt. Bruce Martin (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Santa Claus" (approx. 1.4 miles away); Tousley-Church House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Calamity Sept. 28, 1859 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Erie Canal 1825 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Charles W. Howard (approx. 1.6 miles away).
Regarding Gaines Basin Schoolhouse. This schoolhouse, known as District #2 of Gaines, served pupils from 1832 to 1944. It is the oldest documented cobblestone building in the region. Constructed of local fieldstone, it also shows early use of Medina sandstone for quoins. This is the last remaining structure of a pioneer-era Erie Canal hamlet known as Gaines Basin. Originally there were houses on the towpath along with a blacksmith shop and a grain warehouse. The northernmost point of the Erie Canal (there is a marker) is just 900 feet west of the present canal bridge.
This historic property
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
2. Gaines Basin Schoolhouse & Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
3. Gaines Basin Schoolhouse NRHP plaque
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
4. Gaines Basin Schoolhouse
Rear & south sides.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
5. Gaines Basin Schoolhouse
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
