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Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°31′32″N 80°20′5″W / 39.52556°N 80.33472°W / 39.52556; -80.33472
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Wilson School
Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia)
Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia)
Location917 E. Main St.,
Mannington, West Virginia
Coordinates39°31′32″N 80°20′5″W / 39.52556°N 80.33472°W / 39.52556; -80.33472
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.01001331[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2001

Wilson School is a historic school building located at Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement. The symmetrical building has a flat roof and crenellated parapet with Collegiate Gothic detailing. The school closed in 1979, and is now occupied by the West Augusta Historical Society Museum. Other museum-related attractions on the property are the Price Log House (c. 1850) and a B&O Railroad Caboose (1912).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Alan Rowe and Norma Wilcox (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilson School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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