Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse Explained

Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 11, 1984[1]
Designated Other1 Number:007-0547
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.0022°N -79.3078°W
Added:February 27, 1985
Refnum:85000389

Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse is a historic public school building located near Newport, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1873, as a two-room, frame schoolhouse. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a gable roof. An addition was built in the 1880s, creating an L-shaped plan. The school closed in 1923, and the property was sold to the Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse. Ann McCleary. September 1984. and Accompanying photo