Dry Bridge School
National Register of Historic Places

Dry Bridge School

Martinsville, Martinsville County, Virginia
Listed
February 25, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000065

About this property

Dry Bridge Elementary School, also known as East Martinsville Grammar School, is a historic Rosenwald school located at Martinsville, Virginia. It was built between 1928 and 1930, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a concrete foundation, brick walls and deck-on-hip roof. The building housed four classrooms. Annexation brought Dry Bridge School into the Martinsville School District in 1948, and a freestanding school addition was built beside Dry Bridge School in 1958. The two buildings were called the East Martinsville Grammar School. The school closed at the end of the 1967–1968 school year as the result of school desegregation in Martinsville. In 1969, MARC Workshop, Inc. began occupying the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

1005 Jordan St.
Martinsville, Martinsville County, Virginia
36.69202, -79.84882

Categories

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Sources

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When was Dry Bridge School listed on the National Register?

Dry Bridge School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Dry Bridge School?

Dry Bridge School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Dry Bridge School?

The period of significance for Dry Bridge School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1928.

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