Tacoma School Explained

Tacoma School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:July 2, 1997[1]
Designated Other1 Number:097-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:4408 Stone Mountain Rd., Coeburn, Virginia
Coordinates:36.935°N -82.5322°W
Built:, 1937
Architect:Thomson, Frank K.; Barrett, Charles W.
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:September 12, 1997
Refnum:97001072

Tacoma School, also known as Tacoma School Community Center, is a historic school building in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1922 and rebuilt after a fire in 1937. It is a one-story, nine-bay rectangular brick building with four classrooms. It has a projecting-centered gable bay and a hipped roof. The school was based on plans adopted by the North Carolina state school system in 1911. It ceased use as a school in 1973 and has been adapted for use as a Community Center. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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: Tacoma School . D. Darlene Richardson. April 1997. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo