Whitesville School

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Whitesville School
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Location37949 Coal River Rd., Whitesville, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°58′55″N81°32′09″W / 37.98194°N 81.53583°W / 37.98194; -81.53583
Area5.94 acres (2.40 ha)
Built1931 (1931)
Built byHill Brothers
Architect Wysong, Bengston & Jones
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No. 13000955 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 2013

Whitesville School, also known as Sherman District Junior High School, Whitesville Junior High School, and Whitesville Elementary School, is a historic school building located at Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, blonde brick Art Deco style building. It sits on a raised basement and has an original two-story gymnasium/auditorium addition in the rear. It features two entrance areas that extend from the main elevation and upward through the roofline in a "tower" formation. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. Cheryl Nichols; Bethany Castle & Erin Riebe (May 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whitesville School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.