{"nrhp_refnum":"03001439","name":"Millboro School","other_names":["Millboro Elementary School","Millboro High School","Bath County High School","VDHR File No. 008-5024"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of VA 668 (High St.) and VA 633 (Main St.)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Millboro","county":"Bath County","state":"VA","lat":37.97859216200004,"lon":-79.60316295699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-01-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former public school complex at the corner of State Route 668 and State Route 633 in Millboro, Bath County, Virginia, built in three phases: a two-story brick building in 1916, a similar classroom and gymnasium building in 1933, and a one-story connecting addition in 1962.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is a surviving example of an early state-assisted school building in Virginia, designed from Virginia State Board of Education plans in a classically based style (Criterion C, architecture). It also reflects the state's growing commitment to educating all its residents (Criterion A, education). The complex grew with the community's needs until the school closed in 1989.","narrative":"Millboro School is a brick school complex at the edge of the village of Millboro in Bath County, Virginia. The original two-story building went up in 1916 from Virginia State Board of Education plans, replacing a one-room log school, and cost $10,000. Its symmetrical, classically inspired design reflects a statewide effort to modernize schools in rural areas. A similar two-story classroom building with a gymnasium and auditorium followed in 1933, and a one-story addition by the Lynchburg firm Hinnant, Addison & Hinnant joined the two in 1962. Brick outbuildings, including a home economics cottage from 1933 and an agricultural building from 1936, reflect vocational training in rural schools. The school served grades one through eleven at first and became an elementary school in 1970. It closed in 1989 when new facilities replaced it. The complex is now largely vacant, and moisture has damaged parts of the 1916 interior. It is recognized for its architecture and its role in local education.","period_of_significance":"1916-1953","architect_builder":"Virginia State Board of Education (original); Hinnant, Addison, & Hinnant (1962 addition)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The complex is largely vacant, and parts of the original building have suffered water damage since the school closed in 1989. Some outbuildings are used by a community group and a medical clinic.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.657138-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/6797/41679724/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/03001439.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001439/4d207169de-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001439/4d207169de-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Millboro_School_from_southwest.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Millboro_School_from_southwest.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679724","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millboro_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712852"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/bath-county/millboro-school-03001439/"}