- Address
- 555, Concession 8 Road
- Type
- Primary or Secondary School
- Designated
- 2006
Former Atha School House
Also known as S.S. no. 16
555, Concession 8 Road, Pickering
About Former Atha School House
Former Atha School House is one of 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Pickering. Construction of Former Atha School House is recorded as 1864–1865.
The Former Atha School House consists of a well-built, one-storey, rectangular red brick building with a broad gable roof featuring a drop pendant at the apex of the roofline. The building also features two doors on the front gable-end façade (one for each gender), an oval date stone between the doors, raised yellow brick quoins at the corners, and symmetrical rows of large multi-paned windows with stone sills and yellow brick arches on both side elevations. The Former Atha School House is located in the midst of rural Pickering Township, on the south side of the 8th concession road, west of the hamlet of Atha. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Former Atha School House · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Recognized federal heritage buildings are owned by the Government of Canada and reviewed for their heritage value.
Questions about Former Atha School House
Is Former Atha School House protected?
While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.
What is Former Atha School House?
Former Atha School House became a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 2006.
Can you visit Former Atha School House?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
When was Former Atha School House built?
Work on Former Atha School House is recorded as 1864–1865.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract).
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).