Despite what the sign says this was originally The Crotonville School. It’s significant as a well-preserved example of a schoolhouse built in the Italianate style. It is also historically significant as the second oldest school building still standing in Ossining. The oldest is the Lincoln School building, built in 1858.

The school was built around 1860 to serve as a public primary school for the Crotonville neighborhood. It was a branch school known as School Number 5 and had a student body of approximately 40 students. It had a single room inside in which all students were taught together, and it operated until 1931. Since then, the structure has been known as the Parker Bale American Legion Post, serving Post #1590. It’s situated pretty much right next to Grace Hall Chapel described in the previous post.

Taken with a Sony RX100 VII.