West View Schoolhouse
Why it's listed
West View Schoolhouse is a small frame school near Weyers Cave in Augusta County, Virginia, built in two stages. The southern room went up around 1875, after the county School Board bought the land in November 1874. A longer northern room was added by about 1890, giving the building two classrooms. Local recollection holds that the south room served grades one through three and the north room grades four through seven. The building has two gable entrances with transom lights, a limestone foundation under the older room, and a pent-roof porch over a paired entry. Inside, wide unpainted horizontal boards cover the walls and ceilings, with painted blackboard strips, wooden shelves and an attic ladder still in place. The nomination ranks it among the best preserved of the county's small rural schools. Locally the school was called Cross Roads, after its crossroads setting. The county closed it in 1915 when a consolidated school opened in Weyers Cave, and sold it in 1929. It is now used for storage.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of the least altered and best preserved of Augusta County's small rural schools. It shows the progression from a one-room free school to a two-room graded school. Its largely unpainted original interior is described as the best preserved of the surviving one- and two-room schools.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85000397, listed February 27, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | VA 774 and 773, Weyers Cave |
|---|---|
| County | Augusta County |
| Listed | February 27, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85000397 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Now used for storage; the form describes the building as well maintained and in good condition (the cover lists condition as fair and unaltered). |
| Acreage | 1.5 |
| Coordinates | 38.26744, -78.91149 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85000397.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14713513
- This listing as JSON
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