The Brainerd Schoolhouse is a

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located at 35 Brainerd Street in Mount Holly Township, Burlington County,

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, United States. Built in 1759, it is the oldest building of its type in the state and now a museum. Listed as the John Brainard School, it was documented by the

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in 1936. Listed as the Old Schoolhouse, it was added to the

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on November 26, 2008, for its significance in education. It is a contributing property to the

Mount Holly Historic District Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's po ...

. It is owned and operated by the

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The brick building was constructed in 1759 with vernacular

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. According to the NRHP documentation, the school has been erroneously associated with the Presbyterian minister and missionary John Brainerd (1720–1781). HABS also warned about this association.

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