Locations
Matewan High School was a public high school in the coalfields of West Virginia. It closed in 2011 because of declining enrollment and consolidation.
Abandoned schools in West Virginia serve as poignant testaments to the state’s changing educational landscape and social fabric. These forsaken edifices, found in both secluded rural areas and bustling urban centers, were once filled with the vibrancy of education and communal engagement.
Abandoned schools in Kentucky are silent witnesses to the state’s historical and educational transitions. Nestled among the state’s picturesque hills and valleys, these structures once resonated with the sounds of students and teachers, symbolizing the heart of community life and learning.
The McKinley School is a restored circa 1876 and 1919 school along Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lakin Industrial School for Colored Boys is a former reformatory school for African-Americans in Lakin, West Virginia.
Monitor School is a former school in Coal Grove, Ohio that operated between 1905 and 1995.
The Millersburg Military Institute is a former military academy in Millersburg, Kentucky.
The Utica School is a former school in Utica, Indiana, and was constructed in 1873 as the First District School in Utica Township.
Fairview School, designed by Henry E. Siter in the Romanesque Revival style, was built in 1888-90 in the Fairview neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ironton High School is an active school in Ironton, Ohio that was partly demolished and rebuilt between 2007 and 2010.
The Campton High School is a former high school in Campton, Kentucky. It was the first publicly funded high school in Wolfe County and constructed during the Great Depression with funding from the Federal Works Project Administration (WPA). It opened in 1942.
Sue Bennett College, a former private college that operated between 1897 and 1997, was located in London, Kentucky. Affiliated with the Women’s Division of the General Board of Global Ministries, the national organization of the United Methodist Church, it began as an elementary school before becoming a two-year college.
Bluestone School is a former circa 1948 elementary and high school for black students in West Virginia.
The Jefferson School is a now-demolished school at 1401 McColloch Street, Wheeling, West Virginia.
The United Theological Seminary is an abandoned seminary in Trotwood, Ohio.
St. Paul’s School is an abandoned 500-room college preparatory academy and military school in New York. It operated from 1889 until 1991 when financial considerations forced it to close.