St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, an excellent example of Classical Revival-style architecture, is the work of German-trained architect Carl Ruehrmund, and is a centerpiece of the Newport News Downtown […]
Odd Fellows Hall
The Odd Fellows Hall was the social center of New Town, a once-vibrant African American community within the Montgomery County town of Blacksburg. The two-story frame structure clad with weatherboard […]
Henry Street Historic District
Henry Street, also known as First Street, served as the commercial and entertainment center of the African American neighborhood of Gainsboro in Northwest Roanoke during the first half of the […]
Douglass School
Bristol’s Douglass School traces its origins to a one-story 1896 brick building called “The Colored School.” In 1911 the name was changed to Douglass School for Negro Students, in honor […]
Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District
The Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District is another example of early speculative residential development in the city of Richmond following the introduction of a trolley line; thus the district’s linear shape, encompassing […]
Rebecca Vaughan House
The Rebecca Vaughan House is the only intact house remaining where white owners and their families were killed during the Nat Turner slave rebellion in Southampton County. The house is […]
Queen Street Baptist Church
The brick Queen Street Baptist Church in the city of Norfolk was constructed in 1910-11. The church originated in 1884 after its founding members split away from the African American […]
Greensville County Training School
Greensville County Training School in the city of Emporia was constructed in 1929 for African Americans. The Julius Rosenwald Fund provided financial assistance and building plans for the original six-teacher, […]
King William Training School
The King William Training School was built for African Americans with the assistance of the Julius Rosenwald Building Fund, which provided funds and a building plan. The complex, built in […]
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Originally serving Union Church, a non-denominational chapel constructed by the city of Suffolk that offered segregated services to whites and African Americans, Cedar Hill Cemetery was established in 1802 as […]