Tacoma School

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Tacoma School
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Built in 1922 based on North Carolina State Plans.
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Location4408 Stone Mountain Rd., Coeburn, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′6″N82°31′56″W / 36.93500°N 82.53222°W / 36.93500; -82.53222 Coordinates: 36°56′6″N82°31′56″W / 36.93500°N 82.53222°W / 36.93500; -82.53222
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922), 1937
ArchitectThomson, Frank K.; Barrett, Charles W.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 97001072 [1]
VLR No.097-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1997
Designated VLRJuly 2, 1997 [2]

Tacoma School, also known as Tacoma School Community Center, is a historic school building located at Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and rebuilt after a fire in 1937. It is a one-story, nine bay rectangular brick building with four classrooms. It has a projecting centered gable bay and a hipped roof. The school was based on plans adopted by the North Carolina state school system in 1911. It ceased use as a school in 1973, and has been adapted for use as a Community Center. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. D. Darlene Richardson (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tacoma School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo