Holley Graded School is a historic school building for African American students located at Lottsburg, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in stages between about 1914 and 1933, and is a one-story, cross-shaped plan building. It features four identical-sized classrooms, a central passage, two cloakrooms and a kitchen. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1959, and subsequently used as a combination museum and adult-education facility.[3]
Holley Graded School | |
 Front of the school | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 360 at Lottsburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°57′47″N 76°31′09″W / 37.9630°N 76.5191°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1914-1933 |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001934[1] |
| VLR No. | 066-0112 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | April 18, 1989[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jeff O'Dell (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holley Graded School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo