Built 1921 (1921) NRHP Reference # 07001143 Opened 1921 Added to NRHP 31 October 2007 | Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman VLR # 078-5107 Area 9,300 m² | |
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Scrabble School is a historic Rosenwald school for African-American children located near Castleton, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1921-1922, and is a one-story, wood-frame building clad in rough-cast stucco siding. The building sits on a poured concrete foundation. It features overhanging eaves, a wood cornice, exposed rafter tails, and decorative corner brackets in the American Craftsman style. Also on the property are the contributing concrete block coal house/shed (c. 1950) and septic tanks / privy sites (c. 1922). The school was permanently closed in 1968.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
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