Scrabble School

	Scrabble School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	Scrabble School in May, 2016
Location	111 Scrabble Rd., Castleton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°35′2″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°W
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1921
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
MPS	Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No.	07001143
VLR No.	078-5107
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 31, 2007
Designated VLR	September 5, 2007

Scrabble School is a historic Rosenwald school for African-American children located near Castleton, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1921–1922, and is a one-story, wood-frame building clad in rough-cast stucco siding. The building sits on a poured concrete foundation. It features overhanging eaves, a wood cornice, exposed rafter tails, and decorative corner brackets in the American Craftsman style. Also on the property are the contributing concrete block coal house/shed (c. 1950) and septic tanks / privy sites (c. 1922). The school was permanently closed in 1968.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ Jennifer Hallock (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scrabble School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[VAnom-3] Jennifer Hallock (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scrabble School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

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