Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium

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Location6315 and 6375 Tobaccoville Rd., near Tobaccoville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°12′17″N 80°23′26″W / 36.20472°N 80.39056°W / 36.20472; -80.39056
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium, August 2013
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium is located in North Carolina
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium is located in the United States
Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium
Location6315 and 6375 Tobaccoville Rd., near Tobaccoville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°12′17″N 80°23′26″W / 36.20472°N 80.39056°W / 36.20472; -80.39056
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
NRHP reference No.08001362[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2009

Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium is a historic school building and gymnasium located near Tobaccoville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The Old Richmond Schoolhouse was built about 1914, and is a one-story, three-bay, rectangular frame building with a projecting center bay. It sits on a brick pier foundation and has a side gable roof with exposed rafter ends. The gymnasium was built about 1940 with fund by the Works Progress Administration, and is a tall one-story, weatherboard-clad frame building with a gable roof. The Old Richmond Schoolhouse was restored in 1980 for use as a museum.[2]

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

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