| William H. McGuffey Primary School | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | September 17, 2009[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 104-0072-0300 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | 201 2nd St. N.W., Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 38.0342°N -78.4822°W |
| Built: | -1916 |
| Architect: | Johnson, Dr. James; Ferguson, Carlow and Taylor |
| Architecture: | Colonial Revival |
| Added: | December 23, 2009 |
| Refnum: | 09001156 |
William H. McGuffey Primary School, also known as the McGuffy Art Center, is a historical former elementary school located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1915–1916, and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building. It features single-story Tuscan order porticos that project from each side elevation as well as from the front façade. It is topped by a slate covered, low pitched, hipped roof. It was namedfor William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) the author of the first standard U.S. reader series who was a staunch advocate of public education and a University of Virginia professor of moral philosophy. McGuffey School ceased to be a public school in 1973.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.