Built 1867 VLR # 066-0110 Opened 1867 Added to NRHP 25 January 1991 | NRHP Reference # 90002206 Designated VLR June 20, 1989 Area 6,500 m² | |
Built by Howland, Emily; Taliaferro,Beverly Address Knights Run Rd, Heathsville, VA 22473, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Splash Down Waterpark, Forest Hill Park, Water Country USA, Kings Dominion, Go‑Karts Plus | ||
The Howland Chapel School is a historic school building for African-American students located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a one-story, gable fronted frame building measuring approximately 26 feet by 40 feet. It features board-and-batten siding and distinctive bargeboards with dentil soffits. The interior has a single room divided by a later central partition formed by sliding, removable doors. The building is a rare, little-altered Reconstruction-era schoolhouse built to serve the children of former slaves. Its construction was funded by New York educator, reformer and philanthropist Emily Howland (1827-1929), for whom the building is named. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1958, and serves as a museum, community center and adult-education facility.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.