Built 1926 (1926), 1952-1953 VLR # 105-0171 Designated VLR September 30, 2010 Closed 1965 Area 4,856 m² | NRHP Reference # 10001061 Added to NRHP December 27, 2010 Opened 1926 Floors 2 | |
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Address Clifton Forge, VA 24422, USA | ||
Jefferson School, also known as East Elementary and Clifton Forge Elementary East, is a historic school building located at Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built in 1926, as a rectangular two-story building is clad in running-bond brick in the Colonial Revival style. It sits on a raised concrete foundation and has ribbons of small-paned double-hung windows and a recessed front entrance.
A library and cafeteria were not added until 1937, when improvements also included water fountains, a public address system and projector. The town high school built for White Americans in 1928 had a cafeteria and libraries were required for schools by 1902. A two-story rectangular addition was built in 1952. 1952 improvements included more classrooms, an auditorium/gymnasium, an Industrial arts shop and an office for the principle. Teachers had no offices. The school provided primary and secondary school education for African-Americans attending school in the Clifton Forge community from 1926 until 1965.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.