St. Paul's School (Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°49′31″N 77°57′30″W / 36.82528°N 77.95833°W / 36.82528; -77.95833
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St. Paul's School
Roadside view of the school
St. Paul's School (Virginia) is located in Virginia
St. Paul's School (Virginia)
St. Paul's School (Virginia) is located in the United States
St. Paul's School (Virginia)
LocationBrunswick Dr. at I-85, Meredithville, Virginia
Coordinates36°49′31″N 77°57′30″W / 36.82528°N 77.95833°W / 36.82528; -77.95833
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
MPSRosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No.04000037[1]
VLR No.012-5010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 2004
Designated VLRDecember 3, 2003[2]

St. Paul's School, also known as St. Paul's Chapel School, is a historic Rosenwald school building for African Americans located at Meredithville, Brunswick County, Virginia. It was built in 1920, and is a one-room school measuring approximately 20 feet by 40 feet. It is of wood-frame construction, sheathed in un-beaded weatherboards, and covered by a standing seam metal roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Bryan Clark Green (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Paul's School" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos