First Ward School is a historic school building located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, is a two-story brick masonry structure, with full basement and sandstone trim. It has a slate covered hipped roof and is in the Classical Revival style. The interior features hard maple flooring and quarter-sawn oak staircases, wainscotings, built-in bookcases, doors, moldings, and trim work. It was built as a combined elementary and high school. It served as an elementary school alone from 1926 to 1976, when the building was retired as a school.[2]

First Ward School
The west and south sides, from South Davis Avenue in July 2014
First Ward School is located in West Virginia
First Ward School
First Ward School is located in the United States
First Ward School
LocationS. Davis Ave. and 13th St., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates38°55′01″N 79°51′05″W / 38.9170°N 79.8514°W / 38.9170; -79.8514
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectA. C. Lyons
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.09001193[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2009

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert C. Whetsell (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Ward School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.