Buena Vista Colored School | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 4, 2002[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 103-5053 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 30th St. and Aspen Ave., Buena Vista, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.7443°N -79.3531°W |
Architecture: | brick school house |
Added: | April 2, 2003 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 03000191 |
Buena Vista Colored School is a historic school building for African American children located at Buena Vista, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and expanded in 1926. It is a one-story, brick structure with a hipped, sheet metal roof. Also on the property is a contributing brick outbuilding once used to store wood and coal. The building served as the only local school for African American children in grades 1–7 from 1914 to 1957. The Buena Vista Colored School Historical Society was organized in 2002 to restore the school as a museum and community center.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.