Wilson School (Clear Spring, Maryland)

Wilson School is a historic one room school building at Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a rectangular brick building, one room wide and three bays deep above a random rubble limestone foundation, built by merchant Rufus Wilson, 1859–1860. The school is representative of a vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival style. It was incorporated into the county's public education system in the 1890s and remained in use until it closed in 1950, the last operating one-room school in Washington County.[2]

Wilson School
Wilson School (Clear Spring, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Wilson School (Clear Spring, Maryland)
Wilson School (Clear Spring, Maryland) is located in the United States
Wilson School (Clear Spring, Maryland)
LocationRufus Wilson Rd., Clear Spring, Maryland
Coordinates39°39′23″N 77°51′11″W / 39.65639°N 77.85306°W / 39.65639; -77.85306
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.98001293[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1998

The Wilson School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[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. ^ Jean Crolius Ehman (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilson School" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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