Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium | |
 Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium, August 2013 | |
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| Location | 6315 and 6375 Tobaccoville Rd., near Tobaccoville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°12′17″N 80°23′26″W / 36.20472°N 80.39056°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001362[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 2009 |
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium is a historic school building and gymnasium located near Tobaccoville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The Old Richmond Schoolhouse was built about 1914, and is a one-story, three-bay, rectangular frame building with a projecting center bay. It sits on a brick pier foundation and has a side gable roof with exposed rafter ends. The gymnasium was built about 1940 with fund by the Works Progress Administration, and is a tall one-story, weatherboard-clad frame building with a gable roof. The Old Richmond Schoolhouse was restored in 1980 for use as a museum.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Susannah V. Franklin (March 2007). "Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
Categories:
- Works Progress Administration in North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1914
- Schools in Forsyth County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Forsyth County, North Carolina
- 1914 establishments in North Carolina
- Forsyth County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs