Pond Hill School
The Pond Hill School is a historic school building at 65 Old Paine Hollow Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Built in 1857, it is the last of Wellfleet's 19th-century district schools to be built, and to survive relatively intact.Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: School building
- Description: school building in Wellfleet, United States of America
- Address: 65 Old Paine Hollow Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mayo Beach Light and Cahoon Hollow Beach.
Mayo Beach Light
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mayo Beach Light was an early lighthouse on Cape Cod. Deactivated in 1922, the second tower was moved to California and re-erected as the Point Montara Light in 1928. Mayo Beach Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Pond Hill School.
Cahoon Hollow Beach
Beach
Cahoon Hollow Beach is a beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. It was named for the Cahoon family, who had lived on the Outer Cape for many years. Cahoon Hollow Beach is situated 2 miles north of Pond Hill School.
Wellfleet Center Historic District
Historic site
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wellfleet Center Historic District is a historic district in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. It encompasses resources that exemplify the development of the community, beginning in the late 18th century, as a thriving commercial maritime center, and then its rise as a summer resort community in the late 19th century. Wellfleet Center Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Pond Hill School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellfleet and North Eastham.
Wellfleet
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.
North Eastham
Hamlet
North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Eastham had a population of 2,296. North Eastham is situated 3½ miles south of Pond Hill School.
Truro
Truro is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side.
Pond Hill School
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and education
- Location: Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91722° or 41° 55′ 2″ northLongitude
-69.9984° or 69° 59′ 54″ westInception
1857Open location code
87HGW282+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 217065630OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q7227658
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