The Gainestown Schoolhouse is a historic school building on

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Road 29 in Gainestown,

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. It was built in 1919 as a

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and now serves as a guesthouse for the Wilson-Finlay House across the road. It was placed on the

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on October 1, 1992, due to its architectural significance.

Architecture

The form is like that of most late 19th century school buildings in Alabama, namely a one-story frame, rectangular-shaped building with a front gabled roof. A single entrance is found on the gabled front and a row of windows on each side elevation. The building was expanded to two rooms in 1930, with the addition of a western side-wing. The large gabled wing turned the schoolhouse into a T-shaped building.

References

{{NRHP in Clarke County, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Alabama School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama 1919 establishments in Alabama One-room schoolhouses in Alabama Defunct schools in Alabama Educational institutions established in 1919 Vernacular architecture in Alabama Schoolhouses in the United States