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Holley Graded School

Coordinates: 37°57′47″N 76°31′09″W / 37.9630°N 76.5191°W / 37.9630; -76.5191
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Holley Graded School
Front of the school
Holley Graded School is located in Virginia
Holley Graded School
Holley Graded School is located in the United States
Holley Graded School
LocationU.S. Route 360 at Lottsburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°57′47″N 76°31′09″W / 37.9630°N 76.5191°W / 37.9630; -76.5191
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1914 (1914)-1933
NRHP reference No.89001934[1]
VLR No.066-0112
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1990
Designated VLRApril 18, 1989[2]

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.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Jeff O'Dell (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holley Graded School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo