Old Wynantskill School on Church Street. After 1904 the building became a private residence. The private residence, which had been a school, was moved to Main Avenue and is currently Jack & Jill's Day Care. District School #1, known as the Williams School or the “Little Red School,” was built in 1861 on present Route 4. This is a current view of the “Little Red Schoolhouse.” It is the last one-room schoolhouse in Rensselaer County that is being used as a school. District School #2. The original one-room Bell Top School was built in 1866 at a cost of $1,300. The original Bell Top School was moved across Snyders Lake Road and is currently a private residence. District School #3 was known as the Hidley Road School. It was closed in the 1940s and has since been taken down. District School #4 was built on Main Avenue in 1904. It burned in 1950 and a new school was erected on the same site. The building now houses town offices and the town library. District School #5 on Bloomingrove Drive in Defreestville was built about 1809. It was closed in June 1944. Currently, the old Bloomingrove School is being used by a CPA for his tax business. District School #6, also known as the Weatherwax School, was built in 1866 on land donated by the Weatherwax family. It reverted back to the family in 1939 when it ceased being a school. The old Weatherwax School is now a private residence located at the intersection of Manmouth Springs Road and Higgins Road. The Snyders Corners School was built in the 1860s and originally had a bell tower. It was located near the corner of Pershing Avenue and Route 150. Snyders Corners School had its tower removed, a second story added and it was renovated into a private residence. It is now Country Auto Sales, located across from Villa Valente Restaurant.

Old Wynantskill School on Church Street. After 1904 the building became a private residence.

Town Historian

Jim Greenfield
Town Historian

T 518-283-6384
nghistory@aol.com

Duties of Town Historian

To preserve, collect and disseminate local historical information and to foster an interest and appreciation of our town's history by the public.

North Greenbush Notes

North Greenbush Notes are a compilation of articles written by Town Historian Jim Greenfield that show a brief glimpse of North Greenbush at its founding. The articles are published periodically in "The Advertiser." If anyone has ideas for future columns, please contact Jim Greenfield at 283‑6384 or nghistory@aol.com.

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