Scrabble School Explained

Scrabble School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 5, 2007[1]
Designated Other1 Number:078-5107
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:111 Scrabble Rd., Castleton, Virginia
Coordinates:38.5839°N -78.1494°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:October 31, 2007
Mpsub:Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
Refnum:07001143

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, anddecorative 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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scrabble School. Jennifer Hallock. May 2007. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos