Mt. Carmel School
A rural schoolhouse, number 21-932, that a 1992 architectural survey of Clarke County documented and presented as a typical example of the county's small rural schools.
What the sources support
The 1992 reconnaissance survey of Clarke County by Maral S. Kalbian lists Mt. Carmel School, number 21-932, among the schools documented during that survey, and calls it a typical example of these small, rural schools, illustrated as its Fig. 20.
See the source and its limits
The 1992 reconnaissance survey of Clarke County by Maral S. Kalbian lists Mt. Carmel School, number 21-932, among the schools documented during that survey, and calls it a typical example of these small, rural schools, illustrated as its Fig. 20.
What the source supports
That the 1992 survey recorded this school itself, rather than carrying it forward from earlier survey work, and chose it to represent the type.
Uncertainty
The report's description of these schools as generally gable-end, one-story frame buildings with a one- or two-room plan, most of them converted into residences, is written of the group and is not applied to Mt. Carmel School here. The report gives the school no date or history. Its narrative says four schoolhouses were added during the survey while its table lists eight; that difference is the report's own and is not resolved here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The paragraph naming Mt. Carmel School as a typical example.
Reconnaissance Level Survey of 1900-1941 Structures in Clarke County, Virginia, Final Report, DHR CK-009
Maral S. Kalbian · 1992 (publication)
Locator: PDF page 64 (report page 56), the paragraph following the second school table
Relevant passageMt. Carmel School 21-932 is a typical example of these small, rural schools (Fig.20). They generally are gable-end, one-story, frame buildings, with a one or two-room plan. As in the other surveys, the majority of these schools have been converted into residences.
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Open sourceSource family: dhr-surveys-kalbian. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The table of schools documented during the survey.
Reconnaissance Level Survey of 1900-1941 Structures in Clarke County, Virginia, Final Report, DHR CK-009
Maral S. Kalbian · 1992 (publication)
Locator: PDF page 64 (report page 56), table "Schools Documented During This Survey", all eight rows
Relevant passageSCHOOLS DOCUMENTED DURING THIS SURVEY. SITE NAME, NUMBER: Marvin Chapel School 21-772; Pine Corners School 21-812; Kinderhook School 21-837; Bethel School 21-875; Shenandoah School 21-886; Pine Grove School 21-918; Mt. Carmel School 21-932; High Meadows 21-936
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Open sourceSource family: dhr-surveys-kalbian. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: contextualizes. The narrative count of schoolhouses from past surveys and from this project.
Reconnaissance Level Survey of 1900-1941 Structures in Clarke County, Virginia, Final Report, DHR CK-009
Maral S. Kalbian · 1992 (publication)
Locator: PDF pages 63-64 (report pages 55-56), chapter VIII, education, section D, 1865-1914: the sentences introducing the two school tables
Relevant passageThe majority of the schoolhouses built during this period were small one-room buildings. Twelve of these were documented in past surveys, and an additional four during this project. The majority of these have been converted into residences.
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Open sourceSource family: dhr-surveys-kalbian. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
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