Stonewall Jackson School, also known as West End School, is a historic school building located in
Richmond, Virginia
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. It was built in 1886–1887, is a tall two-story, brick and granite school building in the
Italianate style. It features a bracketed cornice and
shallow, standing seam metal, hipped roof. The building consists of identical wings facing west and south, and a connecting curved bay, which contains a double stair. Each wing has a cast-iron,
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order (Greek: Κορινθιακός ρυθμός, Latin: ''Ordo Corinthius'') is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order ...
porch, flanked by three bay classrooms.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[
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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Italianate architecture in Virginia
School buildings completed in 1887
Schools in Richmond, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia
Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
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