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Weyers Cave School

Coordinates: 38°17′17″N 78°54′33″W / 38.28806°N 78.90917°W / 38.28806; -78.90917
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Weyers Cave School
Front of the school
Weyers Cave School is located in Virginia
Weyers Cave School
Weyers Cave School is located in the United States
Weyers Cave School
LocationVA 276, Weyers Cave, Virginia
Coordinates38°17′17″N 78°54′33″W / 38.28806°N 78.90917°W / 38.28806; -78.90917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1916 (1916)-1917, 1923-1924
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPublic Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP reference No.85000398[1]
VLR No.007-1156
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984[2]

Weyers Cave School, also known as Weyer's Cave Elementary School, is a historic public school building located at Weyers Cave, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1916–1917, and enlarged in 1923–1924. The original section consists of the northern entrance and hall with four-bay classroom blocks to each side. It exhibits a central-passage, double-pile plan. The addition is a four-room and passage block to the south. The Colonial Revival style is reflected in a one-story, one-bay wooden portico with Doric order columns and square balustrade.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Weyers Cave School was closed as a school in 1993. Presently it is the site of Equipping the Saints, a non-profit organization shipping books, clothing, and technology to third world countries.

References

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  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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Weyers Cave School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo