Whitesville School

37949 Coal River Rd., Whitesville, West Virginia. County/parish: Boone.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 18, 2013. NRIS 13000955.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • BO-0740
  • Shermand District Junior High School, Whiteville Junior High
  • Whitesville Elementary School

From Wikipedia:

Whitesville School

Whitesville School, also known as Sherman District Junior High School, Whitesville Junior High School, and Whitesville Elementary School, is a historic school building located at Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, blonde brick Art Deco style building. It sits on a raised basement and has an original two-story gymnasium/auditorium addition in the rear. It features two entrance areas that extend from the main elevation and upward through the roofline in a "tower" formation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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