Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse | |
 Front and eastern side | |
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| Location | Mount Hermon Road, near Newport, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°0′8″N 79°18′28″W / 38.00222°N 79.30778°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| MPS | Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000389[1] |
| VLR No. | 007-0547 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1985 |
| Designated VLR | December 11, 1984[2] |
Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse is a historic public school building located near Newport, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1873, as a two-room, frame schoolhouse. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a gable roof. An addition was built in the 1880s, creating an L-shaped plan. The school closed in 1923, and the property was sold to the Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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