Weston Colored School
National Register of Historic Places

Weston Colored School

Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia
Listed
April 8, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000224

About this property

Weston Colored School, also known as the Central West Virginia Genealogical & Historical Library and Museum and Frontier School, is a historic one-room school building located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1882, and is a single-story rubbed red brick building on a fieldstone foundation. It originally measured 22 by 28 feet (6.7 by 8.5 m), then enlarged in 1928 by 12.5 feet (3.8 m) to the east.

Location

345 Center St.
Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia
39.03979, -80.46461

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 93000224. It was listed on April 8, 1993.

Categories

BLACKEDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Weston Downtown Residential Historic District
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Weston Downtown Historic District
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Jackson's Mill
Civil War
3.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Weston (1861)
1861Civil War
0.2 mi
Action at Weston (WV)
1861Civil War
0.2 mi
Confederate Raid on Weston (1862)
1862Civil War
0.3 mi
Jones-Imboden Raid — Skirmish at Weston (1863)
1863Civil War
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Weston Colored School listed on the National Register?

Weston Colored School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Weston Colored School?

Weston Colored School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Weston Colored School?

The period of significance for Weston Colored School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1882.

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