William H. McGuffey Primary School

William H. McGuffey Primary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	201 2nd St. N.W., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°2′3″N 78°28′56″W / 38.03417°N 78.48222°W / 38.03417; -78.48222Coordinates: 38°2′3″N 78°28′56″W / 38.03417°N 78.48222°W / 38.03417; -78.48222
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	1915 (1915)-1916
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference #	09001156
VLR #	104-0072-0300
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 23, 2009
Designated VLR	September 17, 2009

William H. McGuffey Primary School, also known as the McGuffy Art Center, is a historic 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 named for 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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.