Buckingham Training School

The Buckingham Training School is a historic school property at 245 Camden Street in Dillwyn, Virginia. Now Ellis Acres Memorial Park, the property's centerpiece is a community center that was built in 1932 as the automotive shop building of the local Rosenwald School.^[2] The building was one of 11 such facilities built with Rosenwald funds in Virginia, and one of about 160 nationwide. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure with a concrete block foundation and weatherboard siding. Its interior has retained many original features despite standing vacant and the undergoing rehabilitation for use as a community center.^[3]

Buckingham Training School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Former Buckingham Training School, seen in April 2017
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Location	256 Camden St., Dillwyn, Virginia
Coordinates	37°32′0″N 78°27′48″W
Area	9.25 acres (3.74 ha)
Built	1932 (1932)
NRHP reference No.	15000013[1]
Added to NRHP	February 13, 2015

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[1]

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#15000013)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Fitzgerald, Pat (September 9, 2011). "Buckingham man turning old school site into park". The Daily Progress. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
3. "NRHP nomination for Bucking Training School" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.