Lucy Addison High School
Upon its opening in 1929, during the era of racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools, Roanoke’s Lucy Addison High School represented a significant investment by city leaders in the education […]
Cuckoo Elementary School
Located approximately five miles south of the town of Mineral, the ca. 1925 Cuckoo Elementary School is a rare surviving two-room schoolhouse in Louisa County and the surrounding region. The […]
Fairview Cemetery
Founded in 1868–69 by two Staunton-based African American churches, Fairview Cemetery today stands among the largest historically African American cemeteries in the Commonwealth outside of Richmond. Situated on a sloping […]
African American Schools in Virginia MPD
The purpose of the African American Schools in Virginia Multiple Property Document (MPD) is to provide a context that can utilized to facilitate the listing in the registers of Virginia’s […]
Hunton Branch YMCA
Planned in 1954, the same year that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education made school segregation illegal, the Hunton Branch YMCA is locally significant as […]
Gilbert’s Restaurant
Located along North Main Street (US Route 29) in a mostly residential area in the Pittsylvania County town of Chatham, Gilbert’s Restaurant was constructed ca. 1945 by the Reverend Robert […]
Loudoun County Courthouse
The Loudoun County Courthouse served as the location of the 1933-1934 Commonwealth of Virginia v. Crawford case, an important civil rights trial that marked a turning point in the history […]
Rosenwald-Felts School
The Rosenwald-Felts School was the only Rosenwald-funded school constructed in the City of Galax. The school was built using funds from the local African American community, the Rosenwald Fund, and […]
Mica School
Constructed in 1915 at the request of local parishioners of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Charles City County, the Mica School provided education for Black children during 20th-century segregation in […]
Union Zion Baptist Church and Pole Bridge Cemetery
Established in Gloucester County in 1867 by a small group of congregants from Zion Poplars Baptist Church, Union Zion Baptist Church is one of the earliest churches founded and built […]
