Daughters of Zion Cemetery
The Daughters of Zion Cemetery is named for the African American mutual aid society that purchased the land and established the cemetery in the city of Charlottesville in 1873. An […]
Portsmouth Community Library
The Portsmouth Community Library was built in 1945 to serve Portsmouth’s African American citizens, who then comprised about half of the city’s population. While the city founded its library system […]
T.C. Walker House
The T.C. Walker House, in Gloucester County, was Thomas Calhoun Walker’s residence during 53 of his 72 years of service to enhance the lives of fellow African Americans. Built in […]
Historic and Architectural Resources of Hobson Village MPD
Hobson was settled in 1865 by a group of African Americans who fled the Virginia Peninsula between the James and York rivers and settled at Barrett’s Neck in Nansemond County, […]
First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory
Constructed in 1895 in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood, the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory, featuring brick towers and crenellation along the roof parapet, was built for an African American militia […]
Floris Historic District
A reminder of Fairfax County’s once-thriving dairy industry, the Floris Historic District arose as a village to serve the local dairy farming community from the late-19th- through the mid-20th-centuries. During […]
Douglas School
Douglas School, often referred to as Douglas High School and now known as the Douglas Community Learning Center, is located on North Kent Street in the City of Winchester. The […]
John T. West School
John T. West School was built in 1906 in the Huntersville section of Norfolk County. After the annexation of Huntersville into the city of Norfolk in 1911, the school became […]
Berkley North Historic District
The Berkley North Historic District was an independent settlement at the fork of the eastern and southern branches of the Elizabeth River prior to its annexation by the city of […]
Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School
The Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School, designed by Charles M. Robinson, a prolific architect of educational facilities across the state, opened in 1920 as the public high school for […]