Mt. Meridian Schoolhouse

Mt. Meridian Schoolhouse

Front and northern side
Location Rockfish Road, Mt. Meridian, Virginia
Coordinates 38°15′35″N 78°51′38.5″W / 38.25972°N 78.860694°W / 38.25972; -78.860694Coordinates: 38°15′35″N 78°51′38.5″W / 38.25972°N 78.860694°W / 38.25972; -78.860694
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1886 (1886)
MPS Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP Reference # 85000390[1]
VLR # 007-0996
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 27, 1985
Designated VLR December 11, 1984[2]

Mt. Meridian Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Mt. Meridian, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1886, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a gable roof. By 1890, the school had been enlarged to two rooms, which was later removed. The school closed in 1908.[3]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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 2013-05-12.
  3. Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Meridian Schoolhouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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