Stonewall Jackson School (Virginia)

Stonewall Jackson School
Stonewall Jackson School, July 2011
Location 1520 W. Main St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′51″N 77°27′39″W / 37.54750°N 77.46083°W / 37.54750; -77.46083Coordinates: 37°32′51″N 77°27′39″W / 37.54750°N 77.46083°W / 37.54750; -77.46083
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1886 (1886)-1887
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 84003576[1]
VLR # 127-0376
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 3, 1984
Designated VLR March 30, 1984[2]

Stonewall Jackson School, also known as West End School, is a historic school building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1886-1887, is a tall two-story, brick and granite school building in the Italianate style. It features a bracketed cornice and shallow, standing seam metal, hipped roof. The building consists of identical wings facing west and south, and a connecting curved bay, which contains a double stair. Each wing has a cast-iron, Corinthian order porch, flanked by three bay classrooms.[3] The building has been converted to professional offices.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Robert P. Winthrop (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stonewall Jackson School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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