Scrabble School
Scrabble School | |
Location | 111 Scrabble Rd., Castleton, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°35′2″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | 1921 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
MPS | Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07001143[1] |
VLR No. | 078-5107 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 31, 2007 |
Designated VLR | September 5, 2007[2] |
Scrabble School is a historic Rosenwald school for African-American children located near Castleton, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1921–1922, and is a one-story, wood-frame building clad in rough-cast stucco siding. The building sits on a poured concrete foundation. It features overhanging eaves, a wood cornice, exposed rafter tails, and decorative corner brackets in the American Craftsman style. Also on the property are the contributing concrete block coal house/shed (c. 1950) and septic tanks / privy sites (c. 1922). The school was permanently closed in 1968.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Jennifer Hallock (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scrabble School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos