Old Main (Nicholas County High School) Explained

Nicholas County High School (Ol Mai G)
Location:	Main St., Summersville, West Virginia
Coordinates:	38.2808°N -80.8575°W
Area:	3acres
Built:	1913
Architect:	H. Rus Warne Shrake, P.Q., & Son
Architecture:	Renaissance
Added:	March 27, 1989
Refnum:	89000185

Old Main, the former Nicholas County High School, is a school building located in Summersville, West Virginia. The two-story stone Renaissance-style building was constructed in 1913 and graduated its first class in 1915.^[1]

From 1915 to 1930, the school also served as the site of a State Normal School for teachers. The school was eventually replaced by the current Nicholas County High School, which is located on a separate campus north of Summersville.^[2] Summersville Junior High School occupied the site afterwards, until a new site for SJHS behind NCHS was completed.^[3]

The Old Main building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 1989.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nicholas County High School / Old Main. Richardson. Wilma. December 4, 1988. National Park Service. 2009-01-18.
2. Web site: Nicholas County High School. Nicholas County Schools. 2009-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20030429065807/http://nchs.nich.k12.wv.us/. 2003-04-29. dead.
3. Web site: The Old Main Building 2021. 11 January 2021.