Wilson School (Clear Spring, Maryland)

Wilson School
Location Rufus Wilson Rd., Clear Spring, Maryland
Coordinates 39°39′23″N 77°51′11″W / 39.65639°N 77.85306°W / 39.65639; -77.85306Coordinates: 39°39′23″N 77°51′11″W / 39.65639°N 77.85306°W / 39.65639; -77.85306
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1860 (1860)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 98001293[1]
Added to NRHP October 30, 1998

Wilson School is a historic one room school building located at Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a rectangular brick building, one room wide and three bays deep above a random rubble limestone foundation, built by merchant Rufus Wilson, 1859-1860. The school is representative of a vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival style. It was incorporated into the county's public education system in the 1890s and remained in use until it closed in 1950, the last operating one-room school in Washington County.[2]

The Wilson School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jean Crolius Ehman (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilson School" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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