Switchback School
Switchback School | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Western side of the school | |
38°00′42″N 79°50′34″W / 38.01167°N 79.84278°W / 38.01167; -79.84278 | |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
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Built | 1924 (1924)-1925, 1933, c. 1960 |
Architect | Rosenwald Fund |
MPS | Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 13000985[1] |
VLR No. | 008-5042 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 24, 2013 |
Designated VLR | September 19, 2013[2] |
Switchback School, also known as Union Hurst School, is a historic Rosenwald school located near Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1924–1925, and is a one-story, frame, graded two-teacher type of public school. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a side-gable roof. A major addition at the south end was built in 1933 and a second addition was built about 1960. Also on the property are a contributing privy (c. 1950); a cistern constructed as part of a Civilian Conservation Corps site improvement project (late-1930s); and three stone walls built by the workers from the Works Progress Administration (late-1930s). It is one of approximately 70 Rosenwald schools that survive of the 364 that were built across Virginia for the education of African-American students.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-01-03.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (June 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Switchback School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
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