Dame School

This article is about a specific school in New Hampshire. For schools for young children run by women, see Dame school.

United States historic place

Dame School

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| NH 152, Nottingham, New Hampshire
Coordinates| 43°07′12″N 71°06′09″W﻿ / ﻿43.1199°N 71.1026°W﻿ / 43.1199; -71.1026
Area| 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built| 1840 (1840)
Architectural style| Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.| 80000298[1]
Added to NRHP| October 30, 1980

The Dame School is a historic meeting house, school, and now local historical museum, on New Hampshire Route 152 in Nottingham, New Hampshire. The single story wood-frame Greek Revival structure was built in 1840 as a church; according to local legend, timbers from a 1740 church were used in its construction. Its main facade has a simple entrance topped by a transom window, and flanked by a pair of windows. The building is topped by a three-stage tower, whose second stage houses a belfry, and whose spire is topped by a weathervane in the shape of a quill pen. It was used as a meeting house until about 1878, with its dual use as a school beginning c. 1870. It was dedicated for academic use in 1878, after the local Universalist congregation which had been using for services, built its own dedicated building. This building is said to have acquired its distinctive weathervane as a gift in 1870 from schoolmaster Bartholomew Van Dame.[2]

The building was moved closer to the center in 1952, at which time it was mounted on a concrete foundation, and a sympathetic addition was made to increase its capacity.[2] In 1995 a new central elementary school was built, and the addition was converted for use as a police station. This building was again moved to provide parking space for the police, and has been adapted for use as a local history museum and community center.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Dame School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
3. ^ "Town History". Town of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

## External links

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Media related to Dame School at Wikimedia Commons

* Town of Nottingham - Museums

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National Register of Historic Places in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Landmarks|

* Gov. John Langdon Mansion
* John Paul Jones House
* Josiah Bartlett House
* Ladd-Gilman House
* MacPheadris–Warner House
* Matthew Thornton House
* Moffatt-Ladd House
* Richard Jackson House
* Robert Frost Farm
* USS Albacore
* Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion
* Wentworth-Gardner House

Districts|

* Atlantic Heights Development
* Deerfield Center Historic District
* East Derry Historic District
* Exeter Waterfront Commercial Historic District
* Front Street Historic District
* Highland Road Historic District
* Isles of Shoals‡
* Jewell Town District
* Little Boar's Head Historic District
* Newington Center Historic District
* Newmarket Industrial and Commercial Historic District
* Old Deerfield Center Historic District
* Portsmouth Downtown Historic District
* Portsmouth Parade Historic District
* Richman Margeson Estate
* Salem Common Historic District
* Scammon Farm Historic District
* Smith's Corner Historic District
* Strawbery Banke Historic District
* Town Center Historic District
* Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses
* Woodman Road Historic District

Buildings|

| Education|

* Atkinson Academy School
* Centennial Hall
* Dame School
* Kensington Social Library
* Nichols Memorial Library
* North Hampton Library
* North School
* Portsmouth Public Library
* Portsmouth Athenæum
* Sanborn Seminary
* Searles School and Chapel
* Smyth Public Library
* Square Schoolhouse
* Stone School
* Watson Academy
* Wiggin Memorial Library

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Religious|

* Chester Congregational Church
* Danville Meetinghouse
* First Church
* First Universalist Church
* Freewill Baptist Church-Peoples Baptist Church-New Hope Church
* Fremont Meeting House
* Hampstead Meetinghouse
* New Castle Congregational Church
* Northwood Congregational Church
* Sanborn Seminary
* Sandown Old Meetinghouse
* Searles School and Chapel
* South Parish
* St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea
* St. John's Church
* Union Meetinghouse-Universalist Church
* Unitarian Church

Residential|

* Bartlett-Cushman House
* Benedict House
* Benjamin Franklin Prescott House
* Benjamin James House
* Capt. Jonathan Currier House
* Cornet Thomas Wiggin House
* Daniel Pinkham House
* Deacon Samuel and Jabez Lane Homestead
* Drake Farm
* Dudley House
* Edward Sewall Garrison
* Elijah Locke House
* Elm Farm
* Emery Farm
* Gen. Mason J. Young House
* General Porter House
* George Rogers House
* Gilman Garrison House
* Gov. John Wentworth House
* Gov. Meshech Weare House
* Greeley House
* Hart-Rice House
* Haven-White House
* Henry Sherburne House
* James Neal House
* Jeremiah Hart House
* John Crockett House
* John Elkins Farmstead
* John Hart House
* Joshua Wentworth House †
* Larkin-Rice House
* Maj. John Gilman House
* Moses-Kent House
* Nutter-Rymes House
* Parsons Homestead
* Phoebe Hart House
* Reuben Lamprey Homestead
* Rundlet-May House
* Samuel Beck House
* Samuel Tenney House
* Scamman Farm
* Shapley Town House
* Simeon P. Smith House
* Weeks House
* Whidden-Ward House

Transportation|

* Newington Railroad Depot
* Raymond Boston and Maine Railroad Depot
* Sandown Depot, Boston and Maine Railroad

Other
buildings|

* Adams Memorial Building
* Armstrong Memorial Building
* The Beach Club
* Danville Town House
* Franklin Block
* Kensington Town House
* New Hampshire Bank Building
* North Hampton Town Hall
* Plaistow Carhouse
* Portsmouth Cottage Hospital
* Portsmouth Harbor Light
* Pulpit Rock Base-End Station (N. 142)
* Rockingham Hotel
* Rye Town Hall
* South Meetinghouse
* Stevens Memorial Hall
* Town House

Sites|

* Fort Constitution
* Old North Cemetery
* Plains Cemetery

Structures|

* Chester Village Cemetery

Footnotes|

‡ This entry also has portions in an adjacent state.
† This entry has been removed from the registry.

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