Scrabble School

Scrabble School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Scrabble School in May, 2016
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Location	111 Scrabble Rd., Castleton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°35′2″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°W / 38.58389; -78.14944Coordinates: 38°35′2″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°W / 38.58389; -78.14944
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1921 (1921)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
MPS	Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP reference #	07001143
VLR #	078-5107
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 31, 2007
Designated VLR	September 5, 2007

Scrabble School is a historic Rosenwald school for African-American children located near Castleton, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1921-1922, and is a one-story, wood-frame building clad in rough-cast stucco siding. The building sits on a poured concrete foundation. It features overhanging eaves, a wood cornice, exposed rafter tails, and decorative corner brackets in the American Craftsman style. Also on the property are the contributing concrete block coal house/shed (c. 1950) and septic tanks / privy sites (c. 1922). The school was permanently closed in 1968.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.