Old Main (Nicholas County High School)

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Coordinates: 38°16′51″N 80°51′27″W / 38.28083°N 80.85750°W / 38.28083; -80.85750
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Old Main (Nicholas County High School) is located in West Virginia
Old Main (Nicholas County High School)
Old Main (Nicholas County High School) is located in the United States
Old Main (Nicholas County High School)
LocationMain St., Summersville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°16′51″N 80°51′27″W / 38.28083°N 80.85750°W / 38.28083; -80.85750
Area3 acres (12,000 m2)[2]
Built1913
ArchitectH. Rus Warne; Shrake, P.Q., & Son
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.89000185[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 1989

Old Main, the former Nicholas County High School, is a school building located in Summersville, West Virginia. The two-story stone Renaissance-style building was constructed in 1913 and graduated its first class in 1915.[2]

From 1915 to 1930, the school also served as the site of a State Normal School for teachers.[2] The school was eventually replaced by the current Nicholas County High School, which is located on a separate campus north of Summersville.[3] Summersville Junior High School occupied the site afterwards, until a new site for SJHS behind NCHS was completed.[4]

The Old Main building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 1989.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Richardson, Wilma (December 4, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nicholas County High School / Old Main" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  3. ^ "Nicholas County High School". Nicholas County Schools. Archived from the original on 2003-04-29. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  4. ^ "The Old Main Building 2021". 11 January 2021.


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