| Howland Chapel School | |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | June 20, 1989[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 066-0110 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 37.8712°N -76.4563°W |
| Built: | 1867 |
| Builder: | Emily Howland, Beverly Taliaferro |
| Architecture: | Vernacular Gothic Revival |
| Added: | January 25, 1991 |
| Refnum: | 90002206 |
The Howland Chapel School is a historic school building for African-American students located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a one-story, gable fronted frame building measuring approximately 26 feet by 40 feet. It features board-and-batten siding and distinctive bargeboards with dentil soffits. The interior has a single room divided by a later central partition formed by sliding, removable doors. The building is a rare, little-altered Reconstruction-era schoolhouse built to serve the children of former slaves. Its construction was funded by New York educator, reformer and philanthropist Emily Howland (1827-1929), for whom the building is named. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1958, and serves as a museum, community center and adult-education facility.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.