Fourth Ward School, Second Empire style school museum in Virginia City, United States.

Fourth Ward School is a four-story school building in Second Empire style in Virginia City featuring a mansard roof with large windows and ornate architectural details. The structure stands on South C Street and now serves as a museum where visitors can view original classrooms and school furnishings.

The building was constructed in 1876 during Nevada's mining boom and taught students through the early 1900s until closing in 1936. Operations ended as the town's population shrank due to the decline of mining activity.

The building shows how education worked in the 19th century, with exhibits about historical teaching methods and school life in a mining town. Visitors see actual classroom furniture and teaching materials from that era in their original locations.

The museum displays four floors of authentic classrooms that are accessible to walk through without special equipment. Visitors should plan time to explore all levels to see the various exhibition areas.

The museum's Printing & Mark Twain exhibit pairs a printing display with material on Mark Twain, who wrote for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. The building itself is the last wooden school of its design standing in the United States and holds a White House designation as an "American Treasure."