Weyers Cave School
Why it's listed
Weyers Cave School is a brick school on Route 276 in Augusta County, Virginia. Its original core, built in 1916-17, has a central passage, a double-pile plan, an octagonal belfry and a wooden portico with Doric columns. In 1923-24 a four-room-and-passage block was added to the south, doubling the classrooms to eight on the first floor and giving the building its present form. A gymnasium/auditorium and a cannery building followed in the 1930s. The school was converted to an elementary school in 1962 and remains in use, making it the oldest school building still in service in the county. It represents the larger brick buildings that replaced small frame schoolhouses during consolidation in the 1910s. It was also the county's first accredited high school. Its Smith-Hughes agriculture program led students under E. B. Craun to organize the Future Farmers of Virginia in 1927, which grew into the Future Farmers of America. It also introduced home economics classes in 1918.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an excellent example of the large square brick consolidated schools of the 1910s in Augusta County. It was also one of the county's most progressive high schools and is the oldest school building still in use there. It was the county's first accredited high school and a leader in vocational education, including the founding of the Future Farmers of Virginia.
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 85000398, 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 276, Weyers Cave |
|---|---|
| County | Augusta County |
| Listed | February 27, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85000398 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in good condition, altered, and in use as an elementary school; it has served as an elementary school since 1962. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 38.28811, -78.90884 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85000398.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14713522
- This listing as JSON
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