Courtland School (Courtland, Virginia)

The Courtland School is a historic Rosenwald school at 25499 Florence Street in Courtland, Virginia. It is a single-story clapboarded wood-frame structure, built to a standard two-teacher plan developed by the Rosenwald Fund for such buildings. It is covered by a bracketed metal gable roof, and has modest Craftsman styling. It was built in 1928, and served as a segregated school for area African-American students until 1963. It was then purchased by a community group for use as a community center.^[2]

Courtland School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	25499 Florence St., Courtland, Virginia
Coordinates	36.72174°N 77.06713°W / 36.72174; -77.06713
Area	3.27 acres (1.32 ha)
Built	c. 1928 (1928)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	16000539[1]
Added to NRHP	August 15, 2016

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.^[1]

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Courtland School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 1, 2017.