Dry Bridge School
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Dry Bridge Elementary School | |
 Front and eastern end | |
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| Location | 1005 Jordan St., Martinsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°41′31″N 79°50′55″W / 36.6920°N 79.8487°WCoordinates: 36°41′31″N 79°50′55″W / 36.6920°N 79.8487°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1928-1930 |
| Built by | Moore Lumber Co.; Finley, McCoy & Hinskey |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000065[1] |
| VLR # | 120-5034 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | December 18, 2008[2] |
Dry Bridge Elementary School, also known as East Martinsville Grammar School, is a historic Rosenwald school located at Martinsville, Virginia. It was built between 1928 and 1930, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a concrete foundation, brick walls and deck-on-hip roof. The building housed four classrooms. Annexation brought Dry Bridge School into the Martinsville School District in 1948, and a freestanding school addition was built beside Dry Bridge School in 1958. The two buildings were called the East Martinsville Grammar School. The school closed at the end of the 1967-1968 school year as the result of school desegregation in Martinsville. In 1969, MARC Workshop, Inc. began occupying the building.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ John R. Kern & Michael J. Pulice (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dry Bridge Elementary School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
