Harrisville Grade School - Harrisville, WV
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deano1943
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Harrisville Grade School is located in the town of Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM4M7T
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2008
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Harrisville Grade School is situated at 217 West Main Street in the small town of Harrisville, West Virginia.
The Harrisville Grade School is a large Vernacular Victorian structure featuring a blend of Italianate and Greek Revival detail.
The school was built in 1878 and is very well perserved.
Harrisville Grade Shool was purchased by the Ritchie County Historic Museum, Inc. from the Ritchie County Board of Education. The present day museum was named the General Thomas M. Harris School Museum in honor of the Civil War Veteran who donated the original property for the purpose of community education.
Street address:
217 West Main Street
Harrisville, WV USA
26362
County / Borough / Parish: Harrisville Borough, Ritchie County
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture / Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Education, School
Current function: Recreation and Culture, Museum
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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