You may be surprised to learn of a four-story school built in 1924 that has been vacant since the 1990s. It’s unsurprising what time will do to even the most solid of structures when it is abandoned to the wilds of Mother Nature. Such is the case with this school building that served as home for many schools over the years since it was completed, including the predecessor to Alderson-Broaddus University.
Before Alderson College merged with Broaddus College and both schools moved to Philippi, Alderson was located in the tiny town of Alderson.
Google / satellite view The school evolved from a private high school that began in 1901 in a much smaller building than the four-story giant left to the spoils of Mother Nature in the 1980s by a Baptist high school that had begun in 1953, long after Alderson merged with Broaddus.
Today, the remnants of the once majestic structure are in tatters.
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Windows throughout the building are shattered leaving the guts of the former school open to the elements.
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The halls that were once filled with the sounds of youth are now filled with hollow nothingness.
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Even the auditorium is an empty shell of its former glory. Vines push through the broken window panes and grow into the cavernous space.
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The school saw many uses over the years; first as a private high school, then as Alderson Junior College, Alderson College, Armstrong College, and finally Mountain State Baptist School.
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The schools final years as Mountain State Baptist School brought the structure full circle back to a functioning private high school. A wooden backboard and basketball rim hang in one large space that may have been used as a gymnasium.
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It’s believed that for a short while after the closure of the Mountain State Baptist School, the property was somewhat converted into rental apartments until sometime in the 1990s.
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It’s sad to see what time has done to the old Alderson Academy.
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Do you know anyone who attended any of the schools that called this old relic home? We’d love to know!
DIRTNAPDAD/youtube Want to see more of this abandoned school? Check out this youtube video from user DIRTNAPDAD!
The old Alderson Academy is located in north Alderson, West Virginia.
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The school evolved from a private high school that began in 1901 in a much smaller building than the four-story giant left to the spoils of Mother Nature in the 1980s by a Baptist high school that had begun in 1953, long after Alderson merged with Broaddus.
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Want to see more of this abandoned school? Check out this youtube video from user DIRTNAPDAD!
Please be advised that exploring this abandoned building could be not only dangerous, but also illegal. Heed all No Trespassing signs.
For more creepy, abandoned spots in the Mountain State, check out this road trip to seven can’t-miss abandoned places!
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