Marriott School

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Marriott School
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Marriott School at dusk, October, 2016
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Location450 Newtown Rd., St. Stephens Church, Virginia
Coordinates 37°48′28″N77°03′15″W / 37.8078°N 77.0542°W / 37.8078; -77.0542
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1938 (1938)
ArchitectState Dept. of Education
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000052 [1]
VLR No.049-5010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 6, 2006 [2]

Marriott School is a historic school building located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1938, and is a one-story, five-bay, brick structure, flanked by a pair of four-bay wings in the Colonial Revival style. The front entrance is flanked by Doric order pilasters supporting a triangular entablature, the pediment of which is stuccoed. An addition was built in 1959. The school closed in 1992, and subsequently housed the King & Queen Branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library. The library moved to a new location in 2001. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Bryan Clark Green (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marriott School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos