Victoria High School is a historic high school building located at Victoria, Lunenburg County, Virginia. It was built in 1922–1923, and is a one-story, five-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features a pedimented portico with round wooden Doric order columns and square pilasters. The portico projects from a pavilion that spans the center three bays of the school's front facade. It was the principal public school building for white students from the date of its construction until it closed in 1966.[3]
Victoria High School | |
 Victoria High School, September 2013 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Eighth St. and Lee Ave., Victoria, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°59′45″N 78°13′29″W / 36.99583°N 78.22472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922-1923 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001561[1] |
| VLR No. | 317-0012 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 22, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | October 18, 1995[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Victoria High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo