National Register of Historic Places

McGuffey, William H., Primary School

Charlottesville, Charlottesville County, Virginia
Listed
December 23, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09001156

About this property

McGuffey Art Center (formerly William H. McGuffey Primary School), is an art center and historical former elementary school located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1915–1916, and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building. It features single-story Tuscan order porticos that project from each side elevation as well as from the front façade. It is topped by a slate covered, low pitched, hipped roof. It was named for William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) the author of the first standard U.S. reader series who was a staunch advocate of public education and a University of Virginia professor of moral philosophy. McGuffey School ceased to be a public school in 1973. In October 1975, the building reopened as an artist-run cooperative art center. The center features rotating exhibitions for local and national artists. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.

Location

201 2nd St. N.W.
Charlottesville, Charlottesville County, Virginia
38.03428, -78.48190

Categories

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Sources

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When was McGuffey, William H., Primary School listed on the National Register?

McGuffey, William H., Primary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 2009.

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McGuffey, William H., Primary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McGuffey, William H., Primary School is recorded as the industrial era.

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