Built 1895 (1895) VLR # 023-5041 Opened 1895 Added to NRHP 16 February 2001 | NRHP Reference # 01000154 Designated VLR December 6, 2000 Area 2,400 m² | |
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Location 102 N. Main St., near Culpeper, Virginia | ||
Eckington School, also known as Poplar Ridge School, is a historic school building for African-American children located near Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a one-story, vernacular frame structure. It measures 20 feet by 26 feet, and is clad in weatherboard. It was used as a school until 1941, after which it was used as a church hall for the adjoining Free Union Baptist Church. At that time, a 10 foot by 20 foot addition was built.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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