Tacoma School
Tacoma School | |
 Built in 1922 based on North Carolina State Plans. | |
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| Location | 4408 Stone Mountain Rd., Coeburn, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°56′6″N 82°31′56″W / 36.93500°N 82.53222°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1922, 1937 |
| Architect | Thomson, Frank K.; Barrett, Charles W. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001072[1] |
| VLR No. | 097-0001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | July 2, 1997[2] |
Tacoma School, also known as Tacoma School Community Center, is a historic school building in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1922 and rebuilt after a fire in 1937. It is a one-story, nine-bay rectangular brick building with four classrooms. It has a projecting-centered gable bay and a hipped roof. The school was based on plans adopted by the North Carolina state school system in 1911. It ceased use as a school in 1973 and has been adapted for use as a Community Center. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ D. Darlene Richardson (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tacoma School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1922
- Schools in Wise County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1937
- 1922 establishments in Virginia
- Heart of Appalachia, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs