Deerfield School (Deerfield, Virginia)

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Deerfield School
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LocationMarble Valley Road at Deerfield, Virginia
Coordinates 38°11′40″N79°24′22″W / 38.19444°N 79.40611°W / 38.19444; -79.40611 Coordinates: 38°11′40″N79°24′22″W / 38.19444°N 79.40611°W / 38.19444; -79.40611
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1937 (1937), 1948-49, 1979
Built byKellis Bibb and G.G. Shaver
MPS Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870--1940 TR
NRHP reference # 86001402 [1]
VLR #007-1154
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1986
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984 [2]

Deerfield School is a historic public school building located at Deerfield, Augusta County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1937, and is a frame building consisting of an auditorium/gymnasium as the core of the building with rectangular gabled blocks on either side containing two rooms with the projecting gable ends. A cinder block cafeteria / kitchen addition was built in 1948–1949, and a cinder block gymnasium / play room was added in 1979. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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: Deerfield School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo