Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia) Explained

Wilson School
Coordinates:39.5256°N -80.3347°W
Built:1912
Architecture:Collegiate Gothic
Added:November 29, 2001
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:01001331

Wilson School is a historic school building located at Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement. The symmetrical building has a flat roof and crenellated parapet with Collegiate Gothic detailing. The school closed in 1979, and is now occupied by the West Augusta Historical Society Museum. Other museum-related attractions on the property are the Price Log House (c. 1850) and a B&O Railroad Caboose (1912).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilson School. June 2001. 2011-08-05 . Alan Rowe and Norma Wilcox. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.