The Georgian Revival structure was built between 1929 and 1930 based on a design by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson. The monumental school building was located adjacent to the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg and "quickly became a local landmark of considerable architectural pretension."[3] The building's exterior features Flemish bond brickwork with glazed headers trimmed with a modillion cornice, and a hipped slate roof pierced by gables and topped with a pair of glazed cupolas. The structure has been well preserved with little alteration. The school was operated as a training school for the College of William and Mary and as a general public school serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. In 1955, James Blair High School opened, and the Matthew Whaley School became a grammar school serving children from kindergarten through fifth grade.[3] From 1997 to 1998, the school underwent a $5.4 million renovation which included improvements to make the building accessible to the handicapped and refurbishing the original slate roof.
In June 2004, the Virginia Board of Historic Resources added the school to the Virginia Landmarks Register.[4] The building was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2004.[1]
matthew, whaley, school, public, elementary, school, located, peacock, hill, neighborhood, williamsburg, virginia, occupying, historic, school, building, within, williamsburg, james, city, county, public, schools, national, register, historic, placesvirginia, . Matthew Whaley School is a public elementary school located in the Peacock Hill neighborhood of Williamsburg Virginia occupying a historic school building It is within the Williamsburg James City County Public Schools Matthew Whaley SchoolU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocation301 Scotland St Williamsburg VirginiaCoordinates37 16 26 N 76 42 15 W 37 2740 N 76 7042 W 37 2740 76 7042Area8 3 acres 3 4 ha Built1931ArchitectCharles M RobinsonArchitectural styleGeorgian RevivalNRHP reference No 04000857 1 VLR No 137 0302Significant datesAdded to NRHPAugust 13 2004Designated VLRJune 16 2004 2 The Georgian Revival structure was built between 1929 and 1930 based on a design by noted Virginia architect Charles M Robinson The monumental school building was located adjacent to the Governor s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg and quickly became a local landmark of considerable architectural pretension 3 The building s exterior features Flemish bond brickwork with glazed headers trimmed with a modillion cornice and a hipped slate roof pierced by gables and topped with a pair of glazed cupolas The structure has been well preserved with little alteration The school was operated as a training school for the College of William and Mary and as a general public school serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade In 1955 James Blair High School opened and the Matthew Whaley School became a grammar school serving children from kindergarten through fifth grade 3 From 1997 to 1998 the school underwent a 5 4 million renovation which included improvements to make the building accessible to the handicapped and refurbishing the original slate roof In June 2004 the Virginia Board of Historic Resources added the school to the Virginia Landmarks Register 4 The building was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2004 1 Matthew Whaley is part of the Williamsburg James City County Public Schools system References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Retrieved 19 March 2013 a b National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for The Matthew Whaley School PDF Virginia Department of Historical Resources Archived from the original PDF on 2012 06 09 Matthew Whaley Elementary School Student Handbook PDF Williamsburg James City County Schools External links editMatthew Whaley Elementary School Matthew Whaley Elementary School wjccschools org web mw at the Wayback Machine archive index Matthew Whaley Elementary School wjcc k12 va us mw at the Wayback Machine archive index Attendance boundary This article about a property in Williamsburg Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Whaley School amp oldid 1107550280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
