Konnarock Training School
Konnarock Training School | |
Front of the main building | |
| Location | Jct. of VA 603 and VA 600, Konnarock, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°40′18″N 81°36′42″W / 36.6718°N 81.6116°W |
| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Henry Carl Messerschmidt; R.E.L. Smith |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000483[1] |
| VLR No. | 086-0027 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | March 19, 1997[2] |
Konnarock Training School, also known as Konnarock Lutheran Girls School, is a historic school complex located at Konnarock, Smyth County, Virginia. The main building was built in 1925, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, 14 bay, hipped roof, Rustic style wood-frame building. It is sheathed in bark shingles and has an attached rear chapel. Also on the property are an American Craftsman-style chestnut bark-shingled bungalow (1936) originally used as the school's Health Center, a collapsed two-car garage, an arbor and a farm complex. The property was original developed by the Lutheran church as a mission to the southern Appalachians. The school closed in 1958, and was later acquired by the Forest Service.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
It was restored in 2022 and is now used by the Blue Ridge Discovery Center, a non-profit organization that specializes in educating about nature.[4] [5]
References
- ^ 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 June 5, 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni and Leslie A. Giles (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Konnarock Training School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ https://cardinalnews.org/2022/07/12/blue-ridge-discovery-center-finds-permanent-home-in-smyth-county/
- ^ https://blueridgediscoverycenter.org/master-plan-for-the-future-center
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