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Circleville School is a historic school building located at Circleville, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Ernest C. S. Holmboe and built in 1937–1938, as a project of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The two-story masonry building is in the Georgian Revival style. It was built on the foundation of a previous school destroyed by fire. The front facade features a two-story pedimented projecting pavilion emphasized by large Doric order pilasters. It is constructed of hollow tile block with a red brick veneer. The truncated hipped roof is topped by a wooden cupola.[2]
Circleville School | |
Location | WV 28, Circleville, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°40′22″N 79°29′11″W |
Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
Built | 1937 |
Architect | Ernest C. S. Holmboe |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 95001323[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 9, 1995 |
Construction of the school was authorized by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in May 1937, making it one of the last buildings, if not the last building, constructed through the WPA.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
Today the school functions as a community center. It houses a commercial kitchen, workout center, and a few small businesses. It is also used for community events such as square dances and Chamber of Commerce dinners.
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