Built 1837 (1837)-1839 VLR # 009-0047 Area 7 ha Lowest grade Pre-kindergarten | NRHP Reference # 72001385 Designated VLR December 21, 1971 Phone +1 434-525-2177 Added to NRHP 13 April 1972 | |
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Location Near jct. of VA 297 and VA 211, Forest, Virginia Address 12400 E Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Forest, VA 24551, USA District Bedford County Public Schools Similar Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Forest Elementary School, Tomahawk Elementary School, Forest Middle School, Jefferson Forest High School | ||
New London Academy is a historic school located at Forest, Bedford County, Virginia.
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New London Academy was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in December 1795. Around 1797, it was established on its present campus near the former town of New London as a classical school for boys. It became co-educational in the 1870s and in the late-1880s became affiliated with the new public school system. It is the only public school in Virginia to operate under a charter from the General Assembly.
The school building was built between 1837 and 1839, and is a two-story, brick building with a hipped roof. Also on the property is a contributing frame kitchen building that serves as the academy museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.