Buena Vista Colored School
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Buena Vista Colored School, November 2012
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Location | 30th St. and Aspen Ave., Buena Vista, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°44′39.3″N 79°21′11.2″W / 37.744250°N 79.353111°WCoordinates: 37°44′39.3″N 79°21′11.2″W / 37.744250°N 79.353111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | brick school house |
NRHP Reference # | 03000191 |
VLR # | 103-5053 |
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Added to NRHP | April 2, 2003 |
Designated VLR | December 4, 2002 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.