Mason-Dorton School

Mason-Dorton School
Location VA 71, jct. with VA 606, Castlewood, Virginia
Coordinates 36°48′10″N 82°17′14″W / 36.8029°N 82.2873°W / 36.8029; -82.2873Coordinates: 36°48′10″N 82°17′14″W / 36.8029°N 82.2873°W / 36.8029; -82.2873
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built 1885 (1885)
NRHP Reference # 02000450[1]
VLR # 083-5019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 3, 2002
Designated VLR June 13, 2001[2]

Mason-Dorton School, also known as Mason's Store School and Dorton School, is a historic school building located at Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia. It was built in 1885, and is a one-story, two room, frame building. It measures approximately 46 feet by 24 feet. The school has a gable roof and is sheathed in weatherboard. The school closed in 1958.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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. Kalli S Lucas (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mason-Dorton School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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