First Ward School

First Ward School
The west and south sides, from South Davis Avenue in July 2014
LocationS. Davis Ave. and 13th St., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates38°55′01″N 79°51′05″W / 38.9170°N 79.8514°W / 38.9170; -79.8514
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectA. C. Lyons
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.09001193[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2009

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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 September 10, 2011.