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 […]
Rock Run School
Rock Run School, a one-story frame building, once served a rural African American community in Henry County from the early 1880s through the mid-20th century. The building is a rare […]
Shannon Cemetery
Shannon Cemetery is highly significant for its association with ethnic history in Giles County, and for the diversity and quality of its memorial art. The cemetery occupies two adjacent ridges […]
Gainsboro Historic District
The Gainsboro Historic District, first settled in 1834 and the oldest neighborhood in Roanoke, contains a full range of late-19th-century to mid-20th-century residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. Arising around the […]
First Baptist Church
With its two towers—one topped by a spire—defining Lexington’s skyline, First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is one of the downtown’s most visible historic buildings. Constructed […]
Ralph Bunche High School
The modest style and size of Ralph Bunche High School in King George County belie its importance to the civil rights struggle in Virginia and the U.S. Its construction in […]
Second Union School
The Second Union School was built in 1918 in western Goochland County through the critical support of the Julius Rosenwald fund. Structurally unaltered since it was erected, the one-story school […]