First Ward School is a historic school building located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, is a two-story brick masonry structure, with full basement and sandstone trim. It has a slate covered hipped roof and is in the Classical Revival style. The interior features hard maple flooring and quarter-sawn oak staircases, wainscotings, built-in bookcases, doors, moldings, and trim work. It was built as a combined elementary and high school. It served as an elementary school alone from 1926 to 1976, when the building was retired as a school.[2]
First Ward School | |
 The west and south sides, from South Davis Avenue in July 2014 | |
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| Location | S. Davis Ave. and 13th St., Elkins, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′01″N 79°51′05″W / 38.9170°N 79.8514°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | A. C. Lyons |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001193[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 2009 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert C. Whetsell (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Ward School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.