Riverside School (Elkins, West Virginia)

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Riverside School
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LocationBlock No. 1, River St., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′20.4″N79°50′52.5″W / 38.922333°N 79.847917°W / 38.922333; -79.847917 Coordinates: 38°55′20.4″N79°50′52.5″W / 38.922333°N 79.847917°W / 38.922333; -79.847917
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1905
Architect Frampton & Bowers; Independent School District of Elkin
Architectural styletwo over two, central passage
NRHP reference No. 09001194 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2009

Riverside School is a historic school building located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built between 1902 and 1905, as a one-story, rectangular red brick structure, measuring 56 feet, 6 inches, by 34 feet. A second story was added in 1928, when it became a four-year high school. It has a hipped roof and a sandstone foundation. It was originally built as a school for African American students, and remained so until the 1954 desegregation order and the school was closed. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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. Melvin Lester and Alice Sabatino (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riverside School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.