Whitesville School
Whitesville School | |
 Whitesville School | |
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| Location | 37949 Coal River Rd., Whitesville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′55″N 81°32′09″W / 37.98194°N 81.53583°W |
| Area | 5.94 acres (2.40 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Built by | Hill Brothers |
| Architect | Wysong, Bengston & Jones |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000955[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 2013 |
Whitesville School, also known as Sherman District Junior High School, Whitesville Junior High School, and Whitesville Elementary School, is a historic school building located at Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, blonde brick Art Deco style building. It sits on a raised basement and has an original two-story gymnasium/auditorium addition in the rear. It features two entrance areas that extend from the main elevation and upward through the roofline in a "tower" formation.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-01-03.
- ^ Cheryl Nichols; Bethany Castle & Erin Riebe (May 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whitesville School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
