037-5016

First Union School

VLR Listing Date

06/18/2009

NRHP Listing Date

08/12/2009

NRHP Reference Number

09000614

The First Union School, in the Crozier area of Goochland County, was built in 1926, with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund. The fund, established by Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, provided an important avenue to help secure adequate educational facilities for African Americans throughout the South. One of four Rosenwald schools in the county, First Union, a two-teacher school constructed according to a standard plan issued by the Rosenwald Fund, served the Black community for more than 30 years before closing in 1958. The school was associated with nearby First Union Baptist Church, whose roots date back to circa 1868.

Last Updated: May 27, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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