Circleville School

Circleville School is a historic school building located at Circleville, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Ernest C. S. Holmboe and built in 1937–1938, as a project of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The two-story masonry building is in the Georgian Revival style. It was built on the foundation of a previous school destroyed by fire. The front facade features a two-story pedimented projecting pavilion emphasized by large Doric order pilasters. It is constructed of hollow tile block with a red brick veneer. The truncated hipped roof is topped by a wooden cupola.[2]

Circleville School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	WV 28, Circleville, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°40′22″N 79°29′11″W
Area	6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built	1937
Architect	Ernest C. S. Holmboe
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001323[1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1995

Construction of the school was authorized by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in May 1937, making it one of the last buildings, if not the last building, constructed through the WPA.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Today the school functions as a community center. It houses a commercial kitchen, workout center, and a few small businesses. It is also used for community events such as square dances and Chamber of Commerce dinners.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Margo Stafford (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Circleville School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.