Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium

Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium, August 2013
Location	6315 and 6375 Tobaccoville Rd., near Tobaccoville, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°12′17″N 80°23′26″W / 36.20472°N 80.39056°WCoordinates: 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 #	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

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. 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.