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Historic African American Sites in Virginia

Launched in February (Black History Month) 2019, this online catalog of Commonwealth sites listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places associated with African American history will continue to grow as DHR adds new listings to both registers.

It is worth noting, the catalog below is an update and extension of DHR’s 1995 book publication Virginia Landmarks of Black History edited by esteemed architectural historian Calder Loth. Introducing the volume, scholar Armstead L. Robinson (1947-1995) wrote, “Virginia does indeed encompass this nation’s longest continuous experience of Afro-American life and culture.” An extension of that book, DHR’s online listing of “Historic African American Sites in Virginia” provides an “official catalog of the historic landmarks associated with that epic encounter,” as Robinson stated about the 1995 publication.

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Current Catalog:

  1. Aberdeen Gardens Historic District, 114-0146
  2. African American Heritage Resources of Alexandria MPD, 100-5015
  3. African American Resources in Fauquier County, Virginia, 1865–1973, 030-5932
  4. African American Watermen of the Virginia Chesapeake Bay Multiple Property Document, 500-0007
  5. African-American Cemeteries in Petersburg, Virginia, 1818-1942 MPD, 123-5031
  6. Alexander Hill Baptist Church, 014-5054
  7. Alfred Street Baptist Church, 100-0049
  8. Almshouse Farm at Machipongo, 065-0053
  9. The Almshouse, 127-0353
  10. American Cigar Company, 122-0658
  11. Arcola Slave Quarters, 053-0984
  12. Armstrong Elementary School, 118-5320
  13. Ashville Historic District, 030-5323
  14. Attucks Theatre, 122-0074
  15. Augusta County Training School, 007-0755
  16. Averett School and Wharton Memorial Baptist Church and Cemetery, 058-5127
  17. Azurest South, 020-5583
  18. Nathaniel Bacon School, 127-0833
  19. Baker Public School, 127-0877
  20. Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone, 000-0015
  21. Barrett-Chumney House, 004-5017
  22. Barton Heights Cemeteries, 127-5679
  23. Bedford Historic Meeting House, 141-0005
  24. Bedford Training School, 141-5019
  25. Belgian Building, 127-0173
  26. Belmead, 072-0049
  27. Belmont, 087-0030
  28. Ben Venue, 078-0003
  29. Berkleytown Historic District, 166-5073
  30. Berry Hill, 041-0004
  31. Bethel AME Church and Dallard-Newman House Historic District, 115-5132
  32. Bethel Baptist Church, 020-0111
  33. Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, 089-0360
  34. Beulah Baptist Church, 100-5015-0002
  35. Big Spring Baptist Church, 060-0435
  36. Blackwell Historic District, 127-5817
  37. Blandome, 117-0027-0127
  38. Blue Ridge Tunnel, 062-5105
  39. Brandon Plantation, 041-0157
  40. Brandon-on-the-Dan, 041-0302
  41. Bremo Recess & Lower Bremo (Bremo Historic District), 032-0002
  42. Bremo Slave Chapel, 032-0030
  43. Brown Grove Rural Historic District, 042-5802
  44. Buckingham Training School, 208-5001
  45. Buena Vista Colored School, 103-5053
  46. Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 073-0028
  47. Ralph Bunche High School, 048-5007
  48. Jackson P. Burley High School, 104-5276-0064
  49. Burrell Memorial Hospital, 128-5863
  50. Butterwood Methodist Church and Butterwood Cemetery, 026-0111
  51. Byrne Street USO Club, 123-5054
  52. Calfee Training School, 125-0034
  53. Pompey Callaway House, 060-0434
  54. Campbell County Training School, 015-5200
  55. Carillon Neighborhood Historic District, 127-6756
  56. Carter's Grove, 047-0001
  57. Carver Residential Historic District, 127-0822
  58. John B. Cary School, 127-0824
  59. Lott Cary Birth Site, 018-0061
  60. Cedar Grove, 058-0006
  61. Cedar Hill Cemetery, 133-5018
  62. Cedar Hill Church and Cemeteries, 081-5466
  63. Central State Hospital Chapel, 026-0123-0005
  64. Chapel Rural Historic District, 021-5025
  65. Chatsworth School, 043-0544
  66. Chellowe, 014-0007
  67. Christ Church, 122-0004
  68. Church Home for Aged, Infirm, and Disabled Colored People, 012-0126
  69. Cifax Rural Historic District, 009-0254
  70. Clermont, 021-0019
  71. Clifton Forge Residential Historic District, 105-5036
  72. Coan Baptist Church, 066-0086
  73. Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, 100-0121-1085
  74. Cornland School, 131-0111
  75. Court Street Baptist Church, 118-0156
  76. Courtland Historic District, 201-5001
  77. Courtland School, 201-5005
  78. Daughters of Zion Cemetery, 104-5153
  79. Davis Chapel, 100-5015-0006
  80. Delevan Baptist Church, 104-0376
  81. Dewberry Hill, 041-5064
  82. Diamond Hill Baptist Church, 118-0060-0057
  83. Diamond Hill Historic District, 118-0060
  84. J. Eugene Diggs Residence, 122-5971
  85. Doctors Building, 108-5703
  86. Doe Creek Farm, 035-0018
  87. Douglas School, 138-5002
  88. Douglass High School, 253-0070
  89. Douglass School, 102-5021
  90. Dover Slave Quarter Complex, 037-5012
  91. Lylburn Downing School, 117-5002
  92. Charles Richard Drew House, 000-0016
  93. Dry Bridge School, 120-5034
  94. East Hill Cemetery, 102-5028
  95. East Suffolk School Complex, 133-5046
  96. Eastville Historic District, 214-0040
  97. Eckington School, 023-5041
  98. Edenetta, 028-0010
  99. Emmaus Baptist Church, 063-0011
  100. Fairmount School, 127-0308
  101. Fairview Cemetery, 204-5031
  102. Farmville Historic District, 144-0027
  103. Fayette Street Historic District, 120-5003
  104. James A. Fields House, 121-5004
  105. Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District, 104-0213
  106. Fifth Street Historic District, 118-5318
  107. First African Baptist Church, 127-0167
  108. First Baptist Church, 128-0037
  109. First Baptist Church, 122-0040
  110. First Baptist Church, 137-5071
  111. First Baptist Church, 117-0027-0063
  112. First Baptist Church, 144-0027-0167
  113. First Baptist Church of Covington, 107-0039
  114. First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory, 127-5676
  115. First Calvary Baptist Church, 122-0073
  116. First Union School, 037-5016
  117. Floris Historic District, 029-5179
  118. Folly Castle Historic District, 123-0096
  119. Fort Monroe, 114-0002
  120. Fort Pocahontas, 018-5001
  121. Foster Site, 104-5140
  122. Fourth Baptist Church, 127-0318
  123. Franklin and Armfield Office, 100-0105
  124. Frying Pan Meetinghouse, 029-0015
  125. Gainsboro Historic District, 128-5762
  126. Gainsboro Library, 128-0256
  127. Gascony, 066-5054
  128. Susie G. Gibson High School, 141-5017
  129. Governor's Mansion (Executive Mansion), 127-0057
  130. Harry W. Gray House, 000-0515
  131. Green Pastures Recreation Area, 003-5109
  132. Greenfield, 011-0026
  133. Greenfield Kitchen and Quarters, 011-5700
  134. Greensville County Training School, 109-5001
  135. Greenway Rural Historic District, 021-0963
  136. Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District, 002-5075
  137. John Groom Elementary School, 301-5063
  138. Town of Halifax Court House Historic District, 230-5001
  139. Halifax Triangle & Downtown Commercial Historic District, 123-5494
  140. Hampton Institute, 114-0006
  141. Hampton National Guard Armory, 114-5001
  142. Harrison School, 128-0043
  143. Hayden High School, 145-5012
  144. Hayes Hall, 118-0059
  145. Dr. Edwin Bancroft and Mary Ellen Henderson House, 110-0221
  146. Henry Street Historic District, 128-5764
  147. Moses Hepburn Rowhouses, 100-5015-0004
  148. Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery, 042-5792
  149. Hill Grove School, 071-5187
  150. Historic and Architectural Resources of Hobson Village MPD, 133-5257
  151. Holbrook-Ross Street Historic District, 108-0180
  152. Holley Graded School, 066-0112
  153. Holly Knoll, 036-0134
  154. Charles B. Holt House, 104-5098
  155. Howard's Neck, 037-0100
  156. Howland Chapel School, 066-0110
  157. Hume Historic District, 030-5158
  158. Hyde Park, 067-0040
  159. Jackson Blacksmith Shop, 037-0163
  160. Jackson Ward Historic District, 127-0237
  161. St. James Baptist Church and Cemetery, 030-5898
  162. Jamestown National Historic Site, 047-0009
  163. Jarratt House, 123-0114-0002
  164. Jefferson School, 104-5087
  165. Jefferson School, 105-0171
  166. Jericho School, 016-5014
  167. Armstead T. Johnson High School, 096-0113
  168. Dr. Albert Johnson House, 100-5015-0003
  169. Dr. Walter Johnson House and Tennis Court, 118-0225-0077
  170. Josephine City Historic District, 168-5029
  171. Josephine City School, 168-5027
  172. Kentland Farm Historic and Archaeological District, 060-0202
  173. Kenwood, 036-0121
  174. King William Training School, 050-5010
  175. L&J Neighborhood Historic District, 134-5608
  176. Lawrenceville Historic District, 251-5001
  177. Lee Memorial Park, 123-0083
  178. Leeds Manor Rural Historic District, 030-5428
  179. Liberty Baptist Church, 016-0069
  180. Little England Chapel, 114-0040
  181. Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 000-1148
  182. Long Marsh Run Rural Historic District, 021-0967
  183. Edgar A. Long Building, 154-5008
  184. Longs Chapel, 082-5264
  185. Longwood, 002-0380
  186. Lovettsville Historic District, 255-5001
  187. Lynchburg Hosiery Mill #1, 118-0126
  188. Madden's Tavern, 023-0029
  189. Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth, 155-0010
  190. Mangohick Church, 050-0041
  191. Maple Springs, 023-0023
  192. Marshall Historic District, 030-5156
  193. Matthew Fontaine Maury School, 111-0009-0014
  194. Mauck's Meeting House, 069-0006
  195. Meadow Farm, 043-0031
  196. The Meadow Historic District (Meadow Farm), 016-0016
  197. Mechanicsville Historic District, 108-5607
  198. Medical Arts Building, 121-0223
  199. Middlebrook Historic District, 007-0236
  200. Millers Tavern Rural Historic District, 028-5030
  201. Millwood Colored School, 021-0192-0008
  202. Montgomery Hall Park, 132-5023
  203. Monticello, 002-0050
  204. Morgantown Historic District, 030-5322
  205. Morson's Row, 127-0079
  206. Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home, 073-0030
  207. Robert Russa Moton High School, 144-0053
  208. Mount Moriah Baptist Church and Cemetery, 128-0234
  209. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 076-6009
  210. Mount Salem Baptist Meeting House, 078-0033
  211. Mount Sinai Baptist Church, 133-5249
  212. Mount Vernon Enterprise Lodge #3488/Pride of Fairfax County Lodge #298, 029-6069
  213. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 104-0181
  214. Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church, 053-0994
  215. Nansemond County Training School, 133-5065
  216. Newport News Public Library, 121-0080
  217. J. Thomas Newsome House, 121-0052
  218. Newtown Cemetery, 115-5129
  219. Newtown Historic District, 132-0034
  220. Norfolk Azalea Gardens, 122-1007
  221. Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District, 062-5135
  222. Number 18 School in Marshall, 030-0135
  223. Oak Grove Baptist Church Historic District, 099-5091
  224. Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery, 100-5339
  225. Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District, 127-0821
  226. Occupacia-Rappahannock Rural Historic District, 028-5084
  227. Odd Fellows Hall, 150-0087
  228. Odd Fellows Hall, 100-5015-0005
  229. Old Christiansburg Industrial Institute, 154-5004
  230. Old Providence (Halifax) Presbyterian Church, 041-0113
  231. Old Stone Church, 138-0019
  232. Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, 009-0135
  233. Samuel D. Outlaw Blacksmith Shop, 273-0014
  234. Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School, 123-5019
  235. Penrose Historic District, 000-8823
  236. People's Memorial Cemetery, 123-5031-0001
  237. Petersburg National Battlefield, 123-0071
  238. Petersburg Trailways Bus Station, 123-5493
  239. Phoenix Bank of Nansemond, 133-0086
  240. Pierce Street Historic District, 118-5238
  241. Pine Grove Elementary School, 024-5082
  242. Pitts Theatre, 204-5053
  243. Pittsylvania County Courthouse, 187-0007
  244. Pocahontas Island Historic District, 123-0114
  245. Poplar Lawn Historic District, 123-0094
  246. Port Republic Road Historic District, 136-5054
  247. Port Royal Historic District Boundary Increase, 284-5017
  248. Portsmouth Community Library, 124-5130
  249. Prestwould, 058-0045
  250. Prince William Forest Park Historic District, 076-0299
  251. Proffit Historic District, 002-5019
  252. Pulaski High School, 125-0063
  253. Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District, 287-0010
  254. Queen Street Baptist Church, 122-0165
  255. Quest End, 036-5047
  256. Racial Desegregation in Public Education in the United States MPD, 063-5036
  257. Virginia Randolph Cottage, 043-0043
  258. Rectortown Historic District, 030-5155
  259. Ridge Street Historic District, 104-0025
  260. River View Farm, 002-1229
  261. Roanoke City Health Center, 128-0049-1666
  262. Rock Run School, 044-5171
  263. Rockland Rural Historic District, 093-5058
  264. Rosemont, 072-0169
  265. Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPD, 012-5041
  266. Julius Rosenwald High School, 066-0075
  267. Rotherwood, 087-0045
  268. Ryan Hall Elementary School, 062-5230
  269. Salem School, 019-5121
  270. Saluda Historic District, 059-5124
  271. Schoolfield Historic District, 108-5065
  272. Scott Zion Baptist Church, 005-5439
  273. Scrabble School, 078-5107
  274. Seashore State Park Historic District, 134-0099
  275. George Lewis Seaton House, 100-5015-0007
  276. Second Union School, 037-5051
  277. Shady Grove School, 054-0099
  278. Shannon Cemetery, 035-5028
  279. Shiloh Baptist Church, 259-0162-0007
  280. Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), 111-0096
  281. Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District, 127-7231
  282. Silver Hill Baptist Church and School, 030-5180
  283. Lucy F. Simms School, 115-5035
  284. Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 127-0472
  285. Skyline Drive Historic District, 069-0234
  286. Smith’s Pharmacy, 121-5066
  287. South Boston Historic District, 130-0006
  288. South Franklin Street Historic District, 154-0010
  289. Southside High School, 071-5820
  290. Southwest Historic District Boundary Increase, 128-6472
  291. Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District, 002-1832
  292. Speed the Plough, 005-0040
  293. Anne Spencer House, 118-0061
  294. St. John School, 002-1056
  295. St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church, 122-0211
  296. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139-0008
  297. St. John’s United Holy Church of America, 127-7209
  298. St. Luke Building, 127-0352
  299. St. Mary's Church, 122-0024
  300. Saint Paul's College, 251-0003
  301. St. Paul's School, 012-5010
  302. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 121-0032
  303. Stafford Training School, 089-0247
  304. Stanton Family Cemetery, 014-0052
  305. Stonega Historic District, 097-0042
  306. Stratford Junior High School, 000-9412
  307. Stuart Addition Historic District, 132-0036
  308. Town of Surry Historic District, 308-5001
  309. Switchback School, 008-5042
  310. Patrick Robert Sydnor Log Cabin, 058-5076
  311. T.C. Walker School, 008-5076
  312. Tangier Island Historic District, 309-0001
  313. Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 127-0274
  314. Fannie Thompson House, 007-0663
  315. Timberneck, 036-0074
  316. Benjamin Tonsler House, 104-0233
  317. William H. Trusty House, 114-0108
  318. Truxtun Historic District, 124-0047
  319. Twelfth Street Industrial Historic District, 118-5498
  320. Twin Lakes State Park, 073-0070
  321. Robert Tynes House, 046-0002
  322. Union Church and Cemetery, 089-0067-0037
  323. Union Street School, 253-5117
  324. United States Post Office and Court House, 115-0108
  325. Upperville Historic District, 030-5438
  326. Uptown/Parker-Gray Historic District, 100-0133
  327. Valley Railroad Bridge, 129-5023
  328. Vawter Hall and Old President's House, 020-5247
  329. Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls, 042-0126
  330. Virginia Union University, 127-0354
  331. Virginia University of Lynchburg, 118-5297
  332. Walker-Grant School, 111-5006
  333. Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site (Maggie Walker House), 127-0275
  334. Maggie L. Walker High School, 127-0414
  335. T.C. Walker House, 036-5053
  336. Walnut Valley, 090-0023
  337. Walters-Moshier House, 130-0006-0226
  338. Warm Springs and West Warm Springs Historic District, 008-5025
  339. Booker T. Washington National Monument, 033-0015
  340. Washington School, 078-5187
  341. Booker T. Washington High School, 132-5011
  342. George W. Watkins School, 063-5011
  343. John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery, 008-5030
  344. West Main Street Historic District, 104-0083
  345. West Point Cemetery, 122-5181
  346. West Point Historic District, 325-0002
  347. John T. West School, 122-1004
  348. Whitaker’s Mill Archaeological Complex, 099-5275
  349. White Plains, 048-0024
  350. Whittaker Memorial Hospital, 121-5072
  351. Williamsburg Historic District, 137-0050
  352. Willisville Historic District, 053-5116
  353. Woodlawn Cultural Landscape Historic District, 029-5181
  354. Woodville School, 036-5045
  355. Worsham High School, 073-5064
  356. Yellow Sulphur Springs, 060-0013
  357. Zion Poplars Baptist Church, 036-5001