Mt. Zion Schoolhouse

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Mt. Zion Schoolhouse
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LocationVA 747, Mount Solon, Virginia
Coordinates 38°20′12.1″N79°7′36.8″W / 38.336694°N 79.126889°W / 38.336694; -79.126889 Coordinates: 38°20′12.1″N79°7′36.8″W / 38.336694°N 79.126889°W / 38.336694; -79.126889
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1876 (1876)
MPS Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870--1940 TR
NRHP reference # 85000392 [1]
VLR #007-1165
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984 [2]

Mt. Zion Schoolhouse was a historic public school building located at Mount Solon, Augusta County, Virginia. Built in 1876, it was a two-room, rectangular frame building topped by a gable roof. It was moved from its original location to a site near Mt. Zion Church before 1915. The schoolhouse was sold in 1948, and remodeled into two apartments. [3]

State schools are generally primary or secondary schools mandated for or offered to all children without charge, funded in whole or in part by taxation.

Mount Solon, Virginia Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Mount Solon is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States, 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Harrisonburg and 20 miles (32 km) north of Staunton. Mount Solon is located in the 6th US Congressional District. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Augusta County, Virginia County in the United States

Augusta County is a county located in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is the second-largest county in Virginia by total area, and it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. The county seat of Augusta is Staunton, although most of the administrative services have offices in neighboring Verona.

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  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. Zion Schoolhouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo