First Ward School

S. Davis Ave. and 13th St., Elkins, West Virginia. County/parish: Randolph.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 30, 2009. NRIS 09001193.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

First Ward School

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86536077

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