{"nrhp_refnum":"85000384","name":"Crimora School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 612","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crimora","county":"Augusta County","state":"VA","lat":38.15499314500005,"lon":-78.85239305599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Education","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Crimora School is a brick elementary school on Route 612 in Crimora, Augusta County, Virginia, built in 1927 from a State Department of Education plan, with additions in the 1930s, 1942 and 1954-55.","why_significant":"It is described as the best-preserved Augusta County example of the central-auditorium school plan (Design 14-B), the most popular plan used in the county in the 1920s and later. The interior is little altered, keeping plastered walls, wood floors, wardrobes and blackboards. It was the first of seven examples built without front classrooms.","narrative":"Crimora School is a brick elementary school on Route 612 in Crimora, Augusta County, Virginia. Built in 1927 from Design 14-B of the state Division of School Buildings, it places a combined auditorium and gymnasium at the center, with gabled classroom wings on either side. The brick walls rest on a concrete foundation, and pressed tin covers the hipped central roof and most of the wings. The styling hints at the bungalow mode. The county school board's maintenance department bought the plan for a small fee and supervised construction, with Kellis Bibb and G. G. Shaver as the primary carpenters. Additions in the 1930s and 1942 doubled the school to eight classrooms, and a large brick addition followed in 1954-55 at the rear. The school is valued as the best-preserved county example of the central-auditorium plan, the most popular design of its era locally. Its interior remains little altered, with plastered walls, wood floors, original wardrobe designs, blackboards and the stage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Kellis Bibb & G. G. Shaver","architectural_style":"Vernacular/Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as very good and altered; still in use as an elementary school.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:01.248201-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/6785/41678594/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/85000384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000384/b9636b03a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000384/b9636b03a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Philip N. Wheeler","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crimora_School,_Augusta_County_VA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip N. Wheeler</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crimora_School,_Augusta_County_VA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678594","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimora_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712212"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/augusta-county/crimora-school-85000384/"}