Dry Bridge School

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Dry Bridge Elementary School
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Location1005 Jordan St., Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°41′31″N79°50′55″W / 36.6920°N 79.8487°W / 36.6920; -79.8487 Coordinates: 36°41′31″N79°50′55″W / 36.6920°N 79.8487°W / 36.6920; -79.8487
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1928 (1928)-1930
Built byMoore Lumber Co.; Finley, McCoy & Hinskey
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No. 09000065 [1]
VLR No.120-5034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 2009
Designated VLRDecember 18, 2008 [2]

Dry Bridge Elementary School, also known as East Martinsville Grammar School, is a historic Rosenwald school located at Martinsville, Virginia. It was built between 1928 and 1930, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a concrete foundation, brick walls and deck-on-hip roof. The building housed four classrooms. Annexation brought Dry Bridge School into the Martinsville School District in 1948, and a freestanding school addition was built beside Dry Bridge School in 1958. The two buildings were called the East Martinsville Grammar School. The school closed at the end of the 1967–1968 school year as the result of school desegregation in Martinsville. In 1969, MARC Workshop, Inc. began occupying the building. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. John R. Kern & Michael J. Pulice (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dry Bridge Elementary School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos