Harrisville Grade School
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Harrisville Grade School, also known as Harrisville High School and Harrisville Public School, is a historic school building located at Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia. It is a two-story brick structure on a cut stone foundation with a blend of Italianate and Greek Revival details. It was built in 1878, and expanded in 1904. It remained in operation until 1965, then occupied by board of education offices. In the 1990s, plans were made for it to become a museum. It is open by the Ritchie County Historical Museum as the General Thomas M. Harris School Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is located in the Harrisville Historic District.
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