Toms Brook School
Toms Brook School is a historic school building located at Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1935–1936, and it is a two-story, "T"-shaped, red brick Colonial Revival-style school building. It features a monumental portico with tall columns that support the pediment.
Toms Brook School | |
 Toms Brook School, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 3232 S. Main St., Toms Brook, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′38″N 78°26′38″W |
| Area | 1.156 acres (0.468 ha) |
| Built | c. 1935–1936, 1952 |
| Architect | Mims, James Raymond |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000554[1] |
| VLR No. | 313-5001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2011[2] |
The Virginia State Board of Education provided a $25,000 loan for its construction.[3] The community also applied for $31,050 of Works Progress Administration funds for its construction, but the application was not approved.[4] A cafeteria addition for the school was completed in 1952.[5][6]
Toms Brook School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. August 26, 2011.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Dickenson Schools Are Granted Loan". Associated Press. The Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Tennessee). April 26, 1935. p. 9.
- "Waynesboro School Fund Application Disapproved". The News Leader (Staunton, Virginia). September 13, 1935. p. 1.
- Neville, Ashley; Salmon, John (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Toms Brook School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
- "Toms Brook School, Shenandoah Co. -- DHR #313-5001". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018.
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