Thomas C. Miller Public School

Thomas C. Miller Public School

Thomas C. Miller Public School, northeast side
Location 2 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°29′19.99″N 80°8′29.94″W / 39.4888861°N 80.1416500°W / 39.4888861; -80.1416500Coordinates: 39°29′19.99″N 80°8′29.94″W / 39.4888861°N 80.1416500°W / 39.4888861; -80.1416500
Area 2.2 acre
Built 1914
Architect William B. Ittner; Frank L. Packard
Architectural style Other, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 13000263[1]
Added to NRHP May 8, 2013

Thomas C. Miller Public School is a historic school building located in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. It was built in 1914 with an annex added in 1928. The original building is Colonial Revival in style with Jacobethan style detailing in the entrance surrounds. The architect was Frank L. Packard.[2]

The 1928 annex is a three-story brick building with concrete foundation, laid in the Flemish garden wall (Sussex) bond. William B. Ittner was the architect.[2]

The school was named for Thomas Condit Miller, an educator in Fairmont,[2] professor of education at West Virginia University, State Superintendent of Schools for West Virginia, and ninth principal of Shepherd College.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". National Park Service. May 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Jean Boger (October 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas C. Miller Public School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. "The Presidents of Shepherd University". Shepherd University. Retrieved October 18, 2013.


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