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Locustville Academy

Coordinates: 37°39′29″N 75°40′30″W / 37.65806°N 75.67500°W / 37.65806; -75.67500
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Locustville Academy
Locustville Academy is located in Virginia
Locustville Academy
Locustville Academy is located in the United States
Locustville Academy
Location28055 Drummondtown Rd., Locustville, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′29″N 75°40′30″W / 37.65806°N 75.67500°W / 37.65806; -75.67500
Arealess than one acre
Built1859 (1859)
NRHP reference No.16000792[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2016

The Locustville Academy is a historic school building at 28055 Drummondtown Road in Locustville, Virginia. It is a two-story wood-frame building, with a gabled roof and small square cupola with a flared roof and louvered belfry. Built in 1859, it is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century rural academy building. It served as a private school from 1859 to 1879, and as a public school from 1908 to 1926, when the Accomack County schools were consolidated.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Locustville School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 8, 2017.