The Fairview School in Central District was one of several schools in Rockingham County with the same name. The Fairview (Central) school was located about two miles east of Harrisonburg a short distance from the Rockingham Turnpike (now U. S. 33). The school is shown in Lake's 1885 Atlas of Rockingham County. The land for the school was deeded to the Central District School Board in June of 1877. The original one-room school operated at this location until 1920 when land was purchased nearer the Rockingham Turnpike and the old school was moved and reconstructed in 1920 by a Mr. Earman at a cost of $1500. A second room was added to the school at this time. The land for this newly reconstructed school was deeded to the Central District School Board by Fruit Ridge Orchards, Inc. on November 18, 1919. The new school was located on the opposite side of the road from the Spotswood County Club. The Fairview School continued in operation until 1938, sometimes as a one-teacher school and, for several years, the school population justified a second teacher. After the school was closed in 1935, the building was used as an apple storage shed by Fruit Ridge Orchards.

Teachers known to have taught at Fairview (Central) are:

1879-1893 (unknown)

1893-1896 (three sessions) G. Frank Echard

1896-97 O. F. Landes

1897-98 Linnie A. Henton

1898-99 John H. Ritchie

1899-1900 M. W. Maiden

1900-03 (unknown)

1903-04 O. F. Landes

1904-05 (unknown)

1905-06 Mr. Messick

1906-11 (unknown)

1911-13 (two sessions) Mrs. J. MacFadden

1913-14 Gladys M. Lewin

1914-15 Mabel Rolston

1915-16 W. W. Peters

The old school was closed in 1916 and the students were sent to the Peach Grove School. By 1920, the school population had increased to the point where a new school was needed.

1920-22 (two sessions) J. W. Wickenham

1922-23 Cammie Anderson

1923-24 Mrs. Bertha E. Lamb

1924-25 Ruth E. Denton

1925-26 Marie Showalter, Violet Long

1926-27 Mrs. D. H. Dofflemyers, Violet Long

1927-28 Mrs. D. H. Dofflemyer, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Sandy

1928-29 Loreen Hamilton, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Sandy

1929-32 (three sessions) Mrs. Helen Wine, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Sandy

1932-33 John D. Burkholder, Jr. , Mrs. H. D. Harman

1933-35 (two sessions) John D. Burkholder, Jr.

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