Riverside School (Elkins, West Virginia)
Riverside School | |
 Looking north from River Street | |
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| Location | Block No. 1, River St., Elkins, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′20.4″N 79°50′52.5″W / 38.922333°N 79.847917°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Frampton & Bowers; Independent School District of Elkin |
| Architectural style | two over two, central passage |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001194[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 2009 |
Riverside School is a historic school building located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- African-American historic places
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1905
- Buildings and structures in Elkins, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, West Virginia
- Defunct schools in West Virginia
- Former school buildings in the United States
- 1905 establishments in West Virginia
- Historically segregated African-American schools in West Virginia
- Potomac Highlands Registered Historic Place stubs