Scrabble School

Scrabble School
Location 111 Scrabble Rd., Castleton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°35′2″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°WCoordinates: 38°35′2″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°W
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1921
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
Governing body Local
MPS Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP Reference # 07001143[1]
VLR # 078-5107
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 31, 2007
Designated VLR September 5, 2007[2]

Scrabble School is a historic Rosenwald school for African-American children located near Castleton, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1921-1922, and is a one-story, wood-frame building clad in rough-cast stucco siding. The building sits on a poured concrete foundation. It features overhanging eaves, a wood cornice, exposed rafter tails, and decorative corner brackets in the American Craftsman style. Also on the property are the contributing concrete block coal house/shed (c. 1950) and septic tanks / privy sites (c. 1922). The school was permanently closed in 1968.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Jennifer Hallock (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scrabble School". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos