Holley Graded School Explained

Holley Graded School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 18, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:066-0112
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.963°N -76.5191°W
Built:c. -1933
Added:December 19, 1990
Refnum:89001934

Holley Graded School is a historic school building for African American students located at Lottsburg, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in stages between about 1914 and 1933, and is a one-story, cross-shaped plan building. It features four identical-sized classrooms, a central passage, two cloakrooms and a kitchen. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1959, and subsequently used as a combination museum and adult-education facility.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holley Graded School . Jeff O'Dell. March 1989. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo