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Old Ravenswood School
Location: Henry St., Ravenswood, West Virginia Coordinates: 38°56′53.825″N 81°45′24.450″W / 38.94828472°N 81.7567917°WCoordinates: 38°56′53.825″N 81°45′24.450″W / 38.94828472°N 81.7567917°W Area: 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) Built: 1887 Architect: O'Blennes,H. Architectural style: 19th Century Eclectic Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 79002581
[1]Added to NRHP: April 16, 1984 Old Ravenswood School, also known as "1887 School," was a historic school building located at Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia. It was built in 1887-1888, and was a two story brick building with an irregular hipped roof with a truncated tower that, until 1971, supported a belfry. The school closed in 1968.[2] The school has been demolished.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Michael J. Pauley (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Ravenswood School". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jackson/79002581.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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Other lists Categories:- Schools on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Schools in Jackson County, West Virginia
- Defunct schools in West Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1888
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, West Virginia
- Demolished buildings and structures in the United States
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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