Shady Grove School is a historic Rosenwald school located at Gum Spring, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a one-story, frame school building. It has a side gabled, metal roof and is sheathed in plain wood weatherboards. It features an engaged corner porch. The school was used until 1962 when students were transferred to an elementary school approximately 5 miles away.[3]
Shady Grove School | |
 Distant view from U.S. Route 250 | |
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| Location | 2925 U.S. Route 250, Gum Spring, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°45′43″N 77°52′36″W / 37.76194°N 77.87667°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architectural style | schoolhouse |
| MPS | Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000416[1] |
| VLR No. | 054-0099 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | March 19, 2009[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1] In 2017 the Virginia Department of Historic Resources approved the erection of a state historic marker at the school.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Kristin Kirchen and Ann Andrus (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shady Grove School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ FROM STAFF REPORTS. "Louisa school to be honored with state historical marker". Retrieved 29 January 2018.