Tacoma School

Tacoma School
Built in 1922 based on North Carolina State Plans.
Location4408 Stone Mountain Rd., Coeburn, Virginia
Coordinates36°56′6″N 82°31′56″W / 36.93500°N 82.53222°W / 36.93500; -82.53222
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922), 1937
ArchitectThomson, Frank K.; Barrett, Charles W.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.97001072[1]
VLR No.097-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1997
Designated VLRJuly 2, 1997[2]

Tacoma School, also known as Tacoma School Community Center, is a historic school building in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1922 and rebuilt after a fire in 1937. It is a one-story, nine-bay rectangular brick building with four classrooms. It has a projecting-centered gable bay and a hipped roof. The school was based on plans adopted by the North Carolina state school system in 1911. It ceased use as a school in 1973 and has been adapted for use as a Community Center.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ D. Darlene Richardson (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tacoma School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo