West Newark School House is a historic

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and

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located at Newark Valley in

Tioga County, New York Tioga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,455. Its county seat is Owego. Its name derives from an American Indian word meaning "at the forks", describing a meeting place. Tioga Coun ...

. It is of frame construction and designed in the

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style. It was built in 1823-1824 as a combined school and church building by members of the West Newark Congregational Church. It served this dual role until 1848 when it became used only as a school. It functioned as a school until 1931. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 1998.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1824 Buildings and structures in Tioga County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Tioga County, New York {{TiogaCountyNY-NRHP-stub