Buena Vista Colored School, Buena Vista

Name: Buena Vista Colored School
Address: Buena Vista, United States

#5 among attractions in Buena Vista

Museum

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Buena Vista Colored School is a historic school building for African American children located at Buena Vista, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and expanded in 1926. It is a one-story, brick structure with a hipped, sheet metal roof. Also on the property is a contributing brick outbuilding once used to store wood and coal. The building served as the only local school for African American children in grades 1–7 from 1914 to 1957. The Buena Vista Colored School Historical Society was organized in 2002 to restore the school as a museum and community center. ()

Coordinates: 37°44'39"N, 79°21'11"W

Address

Buena Vista United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Buena Vista

Day trips

Buena Vista Colored School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonewall Jackson House, Oak Grove Cemetery, George C. Marshall Foundation, Glen Maury.

5.6 miNW
Historical place, Museum, Military museum
Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington
142 min walk • The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861.
5.6 miNW
Monuments and statues, Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington
143 min walk • The Oak Grove Cemetery, originally known as the Presbyterian Cemetery, is located on South Main Street in downtown Lexington, Virginia, less than a mile from the campuses of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute.
5.6 miNW
Museum, Military museum
George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington
143 min walk • The George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, was commissioned by President Harry S. Truman in order to preserve the papers of General George C. Marshall. Marshall served as Army chief of staff, secretary of state and defense and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for the Marshall Plan.
1.1 miSW
Park
Glen Maury, Buena Vista
29 min walk • Glen Maury, also known as the Paxton Place and Elisha Paxton's house, is a historic home located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the independent city of Buena Vista. It was built between 1829 and 1832, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick dwelling.
5.6 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church, Lexington
143 min walk • First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of Lexington, Virginia, United States.
5.5 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Universities and schools
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
141 min walk • Virginia Military Institute is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States.
5 miNW
37°47'30"N • 79°25'19"W
Renegade Art Glass, Lexington
128 min walk • Museum, Shopping
5.5 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Barracks, Lexington
141 min walk • The Old Barracks is a historic building on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Built in 1848 and repeatedly enlarged and redesigned by a succession of architects, it includes at its core the oldest surviving building of the campus.
5.5 miNW
37°47'22"N • 79°26'14"W
Preston Library at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
142 min walk • Library
5.6 miNW
Greek Revival architecture, Interesting neighbourhood
Lexington Historic District, Lexington
142 min walk • The Lexington Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Virginia. It includes 11 contributing buildings on 600 acres and dates from 1823. It includes Greek Revival, Queen Anne, "Picturesque Cottage", and other architecture.
5.3 miNW
Georgian architecture
Col Alto, Lexington
136 min walk • Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by architect William Lawrence Bottomley.