Indian Rock Schoolhouse

Indian Rock Schoolhouse is a wooden school building in the Gothic Revival style located in rural Amenia, standing as a one-room structure on a one-acre property. Its exterior features board-and-batten siding, a steeply pitched gable roof covered in cedar shakes, and multiple double-hung windows distributed across the walls.

Built around 1850, this schoolhouse operated for approximately 80 years until it closed in 1927. It remains the only fully intact structure from a group of twelve similar schools constructed throughout Amenia during that era.

The carved initials left by students on the wooden interior walls tell stories of generations who attended this one-room school. Visitors can see where desks once sat, marked by grooves in the floor, showing how the space was used daily.

The building sits about 40 feet (12 meters) from Mygatt Road and can be accessed via a gravel driveway on a one-acre rural property. The open countryside setting means gravel roads and seasonal weather conditions may affect visiting comfort.

The name comes from a nearby lookout point that has connections to Native American tribes in the region. The first recorded mention of this place name appears in a legal deed from 1884.

Location: Amenia

Architectural style: Gothic Revival

GPS coordinates: 41.86110,-73.54610

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:42