View source for District No. 2 School (Passadumkeag, Maine)

{{Infobox NRHP
| name                 = District No. 2 School
| nrhp_type            =
| image                = District No. 2 Schoolhouse.jpg
| caption              =
| location             = Jct. of Pleasant St. and Caribou Rd., SE corner, [[Passadumkeag, Maine]]
| coordinates          = {{coord|45|11|7|N|68|36|51|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin             = Maine#USA
| built                = {{Start date|1843}}
| architect OR builder =
| architecture         = Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
| added                = April 15, 1997
| area                 = less than one acre
| refnum               = 97000309<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
The '''District No. 2 School''' is a historic schoolhouse at Pleasant Street and Caribou Road in [[Passadumkeag, Maine]].  Built in the 1840s as a school, it later served as a church, town hall, and library.  It is now a museum operated by the local historical society, and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.<ref name="nris"/>
==Description and history==
The District No. 2 School is located in Passadumkeag Village, at the northeast corner of Pleasant Street and Caribou Road, a short way east of Main Street ([[United States Route 2]]).  It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof, clapboard siding, and a rubblestone foundation.  Its main facade has a hip-roofed porch sheltering the entrance, supported by clustered columns.  The entrance is flanked by fixed-sash windows, with a movable sash window in the gable above the porch.  A square tower rises above the entrance, with a louvered belfry topped by a small spire surrounded by a pinnacled balustrade.  The interior is composed of a large main room, which occupies the front two-thirds of the building, and a smaller room at the rear.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=97000309}}|title=NRHP nomination for District No. 2 School|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref>
The schoolhouse was built sometime in the 1840s, and served the town's district encompassing its village center until 1902.  It also served as a meeting place for local Baptist and Congregational churches until c. 1905.  In 1915 the building was converted for use as a library, at which time the porch and interior room layout were added.  Between 1946 and 1968 it was again used as a school, and in 1971 it was sold by the town and converted into a private residence.  In 1986 the town bought it back, and gave it to the local historical society, which has restored it and established its museum there.<ref name=NRHP/>
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine]]
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
[[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine]]
[[Category:Greek Revival architecture in Maine]]
[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Maine]]
[[Category:School buildings completed in 1843]]
[[Category:Museums in Penobscot County, Maine]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Penobscot County, Maine]]