First Ward School

First Ward School
The west and south sides, from South Davis Avenue in July 2014
Location S. Davis Ave. and 13th St., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′01″N 79°51′05″W / 38.9170°N 79.8514°W / 38.9170; -79.8514Coordinates: 38°55′01″N 79°51′05″W / 38.9170°N 79.8514°W / 38.9170; -79.8514
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1907
Architect A. C. Lyons
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 09001193[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 2009

First Ward School is a historic school building located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, is a two-story brick masonry structure, with full basement and sandstone trim. It has a slate covered hipped roof and is in the Classical Revival style. The interior features hard maple flooring and quarter-sawn oak staircases, wainscotings, built-in bookcases, doors, moldings, and trim work. It was built as a combined elementary and high school. It served as an elementary school alone from 1926 to 1976, when the building was retired as a school.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Robert C. Whetsell (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Ward School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.


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