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907: 74: 99: 57: 914: 106: 81: 276:. It was built in 1924–1925, and is a one-story, frame, graded two-teacher type of public school. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a side-gable roof. A major addition at the south end was built in 1933 and a second addition was built about 1960. Also on the property are a contributing 1248: 786: 741: 661: 781: 776: 651: 881: 846: 796: 766: 671: 526: 516: 841: 736: 711: 666: 621: 876: 831: 816: 811: 721: 656: 601: 546: 496: 451: 955: 716: 696: 676: 606: 591: 556: 551: 521: 486: 481: 456: 436: 431: 945: 866: 851: 801: 771: 746: 731: 646: 586: 581: 571: 541: 506: 501: 491: 426: 397: 1098: 990: 821: 806: 791: 761: 706: 701: 686: 636: 631: 626: 611: 566: 511: 471: 461: 446: 1030: 871: 861: 751: 726: 691: 616: 531: 441: 1129: 1108: 1040: 1035: 1005: 980: 891: 856: 836: 826: 641: 596: 576: 561: 536: 476: 1263: 1185: 940: 896: 886: 756: 466: 1113: 1103: 1063: 1055: 950: 930: 681: 1273: 1020: 1015: 960: 1088: 1073: 1025: 1010: 985: 965: 1093: 1078: 1068: 1045: 1000: 975: 970: 935: 1050: 1083: 995: 390: 292:(late-1930s). It is one of approximately 70 Rosenwald schools that survive of the 364 that were built across Virginia for the education of African-American students. 410: 383: 1157: 1152: 139: 1219: 1134: 1278: 1238: 1253: 1258: 356: 1268: 98: 1162: 1243: 73: 365: 1212: 406: 34: 208: 1205: 289: 203: 285: 43: 375: 333: 1147: 1167: 273: 269: 127: 1193: 288:
site improvement project (late-1930s); and three stone walls built by the workers from the
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property in Bath County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places
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Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
264:, also known as Union Hurst School, is a historic 1230: 316:"National Register of Historic Places Listings" 354: 1213: 391: 362:. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 336:. Virginia Department of Historic Resources 1220: 1206: 398: 384: 55: 407:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 105: 80: 35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 326: 1231: 1279:Bath County, Virginia geography stubs 379: 310: 308: 1239:African-American history of Virginia 1179: 348: 322:. National Park Service. 2014-01-03. 13: 1254:School buildings completed in 1925 305: 14: 1290: 209:Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS 1259:Schools in Bath County, Virginia 912: 905: 126:210 Pinehurst Heights Rd., near 104: 97: 79: 72: 1269:1925 establishments in Virginia 229: 216: 1: 1244:Rosenwald schools in Virginia 334:"Virginia Landmarks Register" 298: 290:Works Progress Administration 113:Show map of the United States 1192:. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Switchback School is located in Virginia
Switchback School is located in the United States
Hot Springs, Virginia
38°00′42″N 79°50′34″W / 38.01167°N 79.84278°W / 38.01167; -79.84278
MPS
Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
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Rosenwald school
Hot Springs
Bath County, Virginia
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Switchback School"
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