St. Paul's School (Meredithville, Virginia)

St. Paul's School
Location Brunswick Dr. at I-85, Meredithville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°49′31″N 77°57′30″W / 36.82528°N 77.95833°W / 36.82528; -77.95833Coordinates: 36°49′31″N 77°57′30″W / 36.82528°N 77.95833°W / 36.82528; -77.95833
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
MPS Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP Reference # 04000037[1]
VLR # 012-5010
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 4, 2004
Designated VLR December 3, 2003[2]

St. Paul's School, also known as St. Paul’s Chapel School, is a historic Rosenwald school building for African Americans located at Meredithville, Brunswick County, Virginia. It was built in 1920, and is a one-room school measuring approximately 20 feet by 40 feet. It is of wood frame construction, sheathed in un-beaded weatherboards, and covered by a standing seam metal roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Bryan Clark Green (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Paul's School" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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