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. It was used as an educational facility for the community's African-American youth until desegregation in 1954. It was subsequently used for storage, then an agricultural classroom for the Lewis County High School, and as a shop for mentally disabled students. It afterwards was used by the Central West Virginia Genealogical & Historical Library and Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is located in the Weston Downtown Residential Historic District, listed in 2005.

Location

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

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

Weston Downtown Residential Historic District
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Lewis County War Memorial and Louis Bennett Library
Industrial
0.2 mi
Weston Downtown Historic District
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Weston State Hospital
Industrial
0.3 mi
Jackson's Mill
Civil War
3.9 mi

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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.

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

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