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Bluff Point Graded School No. 3

Coordinates: 37°42′38″N 76°20′13″W / 37.71056°N 76.33694°W / 37.71056; -76.33694
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Bluff Point Graded School No. 3
Bluff Point Graded School, November 2014
Bluff Point Graded School No. 3 is located in Virginia
Bluff Point Graded School No. 3
Bluff Point Graded School No. 3 is located in the United States
Bluff Point Graded School No. 3
Location2595 Bluff Point Rd., near Kilmarnock, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′38″N 76°20′13″W / 37.71056°N 76.33694°W / 37.71056; -76.33694
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1912 (1912)-1913, 1937
NRHP reference No.09000396[1]
VLR No.066-5052
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 3, 2009
Designated VLRMarch 19, 2009[2]

Bluff Point Graded School No. 3 is a historic school building located near Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1912–1913, and is a one-story, two room balloon frame building. A rear kitchen and bathroom addition was added in 1937. It features a wide front porch under the roof line. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1932, and subsequently adapted by the Bluff Point Methodist Church for use as The Community House.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Helene Braatz and Suzy Swift (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bluff Point Graded School No. 3" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos