Whitesville School

Whitesville School
Whitesville School
Location 37949 Coal River Rd., Whitesville, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°58′55″N 81°32′09″W / 37.98194°N 81.53583°W / 37.98194; -81.53583Coordinates: 37°58′55″N 81°32′09″W / 37.98194°N 81.53583°W / 37.98194; -81.53583
Area 5.94 acres (2.40 ha)
Built 1931 (1931)
Built by Hill Brothers
Architect Wysong, Bengston & Jones
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference # 13000955[1]
Added to NRHP December 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]

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.
  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.


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