Buckingham Training School

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Buckingham Training School
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Former Buckingham Training School, seen in April 2017
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Location256 Camden St., Dillwyn, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′0″N78°27′48″W / 37.53333°N 78.46333°W / 37.53333; -78.46333 Coordinates: 37°32′0″N78°27′48″W / 37.53333°N 78.46333°W / 37.53333; -78.46333
Area9.25 acres (3.74 ha)
Built1932 (1932)
NRHP reference No. 15000013 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 2015

The Buckingham Training School is a historic school property at 245 Camden Street in Dillwyn, Virginia. Now Ellis Acres Memorial Park, the property's centerpiece is a community center that was built in 1932 as the automotive shop building of the local Rosenwald School. [2] The building was one of 11 such facilities built with Rosenwald funds in Virginia, and one of about 160 nationwide. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure with a concrete block foundation and weatherboard siding. Its interior has retained many original features despite standing vacant and the undergoing rehabilitation for use as a community center. [3]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#15000013)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Fitzgerald, Pat (9 September 2011). "Buckingham man turning old school site into park". The Daily Progress . Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Bucking Training School" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-08-04.