Whitesville School Explained

Whitesville School
Location:37949 Coal River Rd., Whitesville, West Virginia
Coordinates:37.9819°N -81.5358°W
Architect:Wysong, Bengston & Jones
Builder:Hill Brothers
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:December 18, 2013
Refnum:13000955[1]

Whitesville School, also known as Sherman District Junior High School, Whitesville Junior High School, and Whitesville Elementary School, is a historic school building located at Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, blonde brick Art Deco style building. It sits on a raised basement and has an original two-story gymnasium/auditorium addition in the rear. It features two entrance areas that extend from the main elevation and upward through the roofline in a "tower" formation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-01-03. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-02-16. 2014-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219220038/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140103.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whitesville School . May 2013 . Cheryl Nichols . Bethany Castle . Erin Riebe . amp . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.

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