Buena Vista Colored School
Buena Vista Colored School | |
Location | 30th St. and Aspen Ave., Buena Vista, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°44′39.3″N 79°21′11.2″W / 37.744250°N 79.353111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | brick school house |
NRHP reference No. | 03000191[1] |
VLR No. | 103-5053 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 2003 |
Designated VLR | December 4, 2002[2] |
Buena Vista Colored School is a historic school building for African American children located at Buena Vista, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and expanded in 1926. It is a one-story, brick structure with a hipped, sheet metal roof. Also on the property is a contributing brick outbuilding once used to store wood and coal. The building served as the only local school for African American children in grades 1-7 from 1914 to 1957. The Buena Vista Colored School Historical Society was organized in 2002 to restore the school as a museum and community center.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
See also
- Buena Vista Colored School Historical Society http://buenavistacoloredschool.com/index.html
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Francis W. Lynn (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buena Vista Colored School" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos
Categories:
- African-American history of Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1926
- Buildings and structures in Buena Vista, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Buena Vista, Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs