Stuart Hall School

For the San Francisco school, see Stuart Hall High School.

Stuart Hall School
Address
235 W. Frederick St. Staunton , Virginia 24401 United States
Information
Type	Independent Secondary, Boarding
Established	1844 (1844)
Head of school	Michael E. Robinson
Grades	PK–12
Average class size	15
Campus	Urban, 8 Acres
Color(s)	Red & White
Nickname	Dragons, Stu
Accreditation	Virginia Association of Independent Schools
Affiliation	National Association of Independent Schools
Website	Stuart Hall School
Old Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	235 W. Frederick St., Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°9′1″N 79°4′36″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1865 (1865)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	74002246
VLR No.	132-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 13, 1974
Designated VLR	February 21, 1974

Stuart Hall School is a Staunton, Virginia, co-educational school for students from Grade 4 to Grade 12, and it offers a boarding program from Grades 8 to 12.

In 1827, Stuart Hall started as Mrs. Maria Sheffey's school which held classes in her Staunton home - Kalorama. It was called Kalorama Seminary. In 1844, they renamed the school to "Virginia Female Institute."

Old Main is a three-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival style building completed in 1844. It features an impressive two-story, three-bay, Doric order portico with a simple heavy frieze supported by four-paneled piers. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. "Old Main" is a common nickname for Stuart Hall. It is located in the Newtown Historic District.

During the American Civil War, the school's building was used to house the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind while the latter's building was being used as a hospital. Students then attended classes in a nearby home in Staunton.

In 1992, the Middle School was opened, serving male and female day students in Grades 6 to 8. In 1999, boys were accepted as day students into the Upper School. In 2007, Stuart Hall School merged with Hunter McGuire School in Verona, VA, and again became a K-12 independent school. A prekindergarten class was added in 2008. In 2020 the school made the choice to phase out the lower grades and by 2023 will serve students in grades 6-12.

Stuart Hall boarding students come from all over the United States. Stuart Hall (known by the students as STU), also boards international students who come from several countries and continents outside the US, including Canada, Africa, Korea, China, and Mexico.

Notable alumni

• Anne McCaffrey, science fiction author
• Nancy Massie Meadows, First lady of West Virginia, 1949-1953
• Nell Zink, novelist, author of "The Wallcreeper", and "Mislaid"
• Abby Kasonik, artist

External links

• School Website