Shady Grove School (Louisa County, Virginia)

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Shady Grove School
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Location2925 U.S. Route 250, Gum Spring, Virginia
Coordinates 37°45′43″N77°52′36″W / 37.76194°N 77.87667°W / 37.76194; -77.87667 Coordinates: 37°45′43″N77°52′36″W / 37.76194°N 77.87667°W / 37.76194; -77.87667
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleschoolhouse
MPS Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No. 09000416 [1]
VLR No.054-0099
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 2009
Designated VLRMarch 19, 2009 [2]

Shady Grove School is a historic Rosenwald school located at Gum Spring, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a one-story, frame school building. It has a side gabled, metal roof and is sheathed in plain wood weatherboards. It features an engaged corner porch. The school was used until 1962 when students were transferred to an elementary school approximately 5 miles away. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] In 2017 the Virginia Department of Historic Resources approved the erection of a state historic marker at the school. [4]

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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 5 June 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Kristin Kirchen and Ann Andrus (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shady Grove School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. FROM STAFF REPORTS. "Louisa school to be honored with state historical marker" . Retrieved 29 January 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)