L&J Gardens Neighborhood Historic District
L & J Gardens Neighborhood Historic District is significant as a mid-20th-century residential area in what was then Princess Anne County (now the City of Virginia Beach) that was planned […]
Berkleytown Historic District
The Berkleytown Historic District was a traditionally African American community located in the Town of Ashland in Hanover County, which was developed in response to a segregation ordinance issued by […]
Ryan Hall Elementary School
Built ca. 1920, the Shipman Colored School, later called Ryan Hall Elementary School, provided education to African American children in Nelson County during Virginia’s era of public school segregation. It […]
Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District
The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District in Richmond emerged following the disestablishment of the Anglican Church in the late 18th century. It embodies the city’s assumption of responsibilities for […]
Brown Grove Rural Historic District
The Brown Grove Rural Historic District is a historically African American community located south of the Town of Ashland. The district’s boundaries encompass two discontiguous areas near the geographic center […]
Chatsworth School
The Chatsworth School is a one-room schoolhouse located in Antioch, an African American community in the Varina District of Henrico County. Built ca. 1916, the school provided education to African […]
Byrne Street USO Club
Located in the City of Petersburg, the Byrne Street USO Club was constructed in 1942 as a United Service Organization (USO) facility offering recreational services and entertainment programs for African […]
Calfee Training School
In 1939, with federal funding from the Public Works Administration, Pulaski County constructed the segregated Calfee Training School for the Town of Pulaski’s Black elementary school students. Significantly, the school’s […]
Greenfield Kitchen and Quarters
The Greenfield Kitchen and Quarters are two log buildings of exceptional significance that formerly stood at the center of the historical Greenfield property, an extensive plantation in Botetourt County established […]
Green Pastures Recreation Area
Initially constructed between 1938 and 1940 during the era of racial segregation, the Green Pastures Recreation Area, later known as Longdale Day Use Area and located in Alleghany County, was […]
