Locustville Academy

Locustville Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	28055 Drummondtown Rd., Locustville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°39′29″N75°40′30″W / 37.65806°N 75.67500°W / 37.65806; -75.67500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1859 (1859)
NRHP reference No.	16000792 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2016

The Locustville Academy is a historic school building at 28055 Drummondtown Road in Locustville, Virginia. It is a two-story wood-frame building, with a gabled roof and small square cupola with a flared roof and louvered belfry. Built in 1859, it is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century rural academy building. It served as a private school from 1859 to 1879, and as a public school from 1908 to 1926, when the Accomack County schools were consolidated. ^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Accomack County, Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Locustville School" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.