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United States historic place
Konnarock Training School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Front of the main building
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LocationJct. of VA 603 and VA 600, Konnarock, Virginia
Coordinates36°40′18″N 81°36′42″W / 36.6718°N 81.6116°W / 36.6718; -81.6116
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectHenry Carl Messerschmidt; R.E.L. Smith
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Rustic
NRHP reference No.97000483
VLR No.086-0027
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1997
Designated VLRMarch 19, 1997

Konnarock Training School, also known as Konnarock Lutheran Girls School, is a historic school complex located at Konnarock, Smyth County, Virginia. The main building was built in 1925, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, 14 bay, hipped roof, Rustic style wood-frame building. It is sheathed in bark shingles and has an attached rear chapel. Also on the property are an American Craftsman-style chestnut bark-shingled bungalow (1936) originally used as the school's Health Center, a collapsed two-car garage, an arbor and a farm complex. The property was original developed by the Lutheran church as a mission to the southern Appalachians. The school closed in 1958, and was later acquired by the Forest Service.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

It was restored in 2022 and is now used by the Blue Ridge Discovery Center, a non-profit organization that specializes in educating about nature.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. J. Daniel Pezzoni and Leslie A. Giles (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Konnarock Training School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. https://cardinalnews.org/2022/07/12/blue-ridge-discovery-center-finds-permanent-home-in-smyth-county/
  5. https://blueridgediscoverycenter.org/master-plan-for-the-future-center

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