Stonewall Jackson School (Virginia)

Stonewall Jackson School

Stonewall Jackson School, July 2011
Location 1520 W. Main St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′51″N 77°27′39″W / 37.54750°N 77.46083°W / 37.54750; -77.46083Coordinates: 37°32′51″N 77°27′39″W / 37.54750°N 77.46083°W / 37.54750; -77.46083
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1886 (1886)-1887
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 84003576[1]
VLR # 127-0376
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 3, 1984
Designated VLR March 30, 1984[2]

Stonewall Jackson School, also known as West End School, is a historic school building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1886-1887, is a tall two-story, brick and granite school building in the Italianate style. It features a bracketed cornice and shallow, standing seam metal, hipped roof. The building consists of identical wings facing west and south, and a connecting curved bay, which contains a double stair. Each wing has a cast-iron, Corinthian order porch, flanked by three bay classrooms.[3] The building has been converted to professional offices.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Robert P. Winthrop (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stonewall Jackson School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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