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Craigsville School

Coordinates: 38°04′46″N 79°22′47″W / 38.0795°N 79.3797°W / 38.0795; -79.3797
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Craigsville School
Front and southwestern side
Craigsville School is located in Virginia
Craigsville School
Craigsville School is located in the United States
Craigsville School
LocationRailroad Ave., Craigsville, Virginia
Coordinates38°04′46″N 79°22′47″W / 38.0795°N 79.3797°W / 38.0795; -79.3797
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Vernacular Colonial Revival
MPSPublic Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870--1940 TR
NRHP reference No.85000383[1]
VLR No.007-1146
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984[2]

Craigsville School, also known as Craigsville Grammar School, is a historic public school building located at Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1917, and is a large, two-story symmetrical rectangular brick building with a full double-pile, central-passage plan. It features a one-story, wooden entrance portico and original wooden belfry atop the low-pitched hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style. The school closed in 1968, and was converted to 14 apartments in 1982–1984.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Craigsville School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo