Mt. Sidney School

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Mt. Sidney School
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LocationVA 11, Mount Sidney, Virginia
Coordinates 38°15′22″N78°57′43″W / 38.256111°N 78.961944°W / 38.256111; -78.961944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1912 (1912), 1921, 1935
Built byCharles Fretwell
MPS Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870--1940 TR
NRHP reference No. 85000391 [1]
VLR No.007-1155
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984 [2]

Mt. Sidney School is a historic public school building located at Mount Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia. the original portion was built in 1912, and is the front gable-roofed, two-story block with an I-house plan consisting of two rooms and a central hallway on each floor. It features a central cross gable, one-story, three-bay porch. A four-room brick addition was built in 1921 and a gymnasium added in 1935. The school closed in 1967, and was subsequently remodeled into apartments. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Sidney School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo