Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia)

Wilson School
Location 917 E. Main St., Mannington, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°31′32″N 80°20′5″W / 39.52556°N 80.33472°WCoordinates: 39°31′32″N 80°20′5″W / 39.52556°N 80.33472°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1912
Architectural style Other, Collegiate Gothic
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 01001331[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 2001

Wilson School is a historic school building located at Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement. The symmetrical building has a flat roof and crenellated parapet with Collegiate Gothic detailing. The school closed in 1979, and is now occupied by the West Augusta Historical Society Museum. Other museum-related attractions on the property are the Price Log House (c. 1850) and a B&O Railroad Caboose (1912).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Alan Rowe and Norma Wilcox (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilson School". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

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