Circleville School Explained

Circleville School
Location:WV 28, Circleville, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.6728°N -79.4864°W
Built:1937
Architect:Ernest C. S. Holmboe
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival
Added:November 9, 1995
Refnum:95001323

Circleville School is a historic school building located at Circleville, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Ernest C. S. Holmboe and built in 1937–1938, as a project of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The two-story masonry building is in the Georgian Revival style. It was built on the foundation of a previous school destroyed by fire. The front facade features a two-story pedimented projecting pavilion emphasized by large Doric order pilasters. It is constructed of hollow tile block with a red brick veneer. The truncated hipped roof is topped by a wooden cupola.[1]

Construction of the school was authorized by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in May 1937, making it one of the last buildings, if not the last building, constructed through the WPA.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Today the school functions as a community center. It houses a commercial kitchen, workout center, and a few small businesses. It is also used for community events such as square dances and Chamber of Commerce dinners.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Circleville School. August 1995. 2011-09-01 . Margo Stafford. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.