Millwood Colored School
National Register of Historic Places

Millwood Colored School

Boyce, Clarke County, Virginia
Listed
November 22, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
00001431

About this property

Millwood Colored School, now known as Millwood Community Center, is a historic school building for African-American children located at Boyce, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built about 1910, and is a one-story, hip-roofed school has a two-room plan with coat closets, and a kitchen. The building measures approximately 60 feet long and 30 feet wide. It features a recessed entry, two entrance doors, overhanging eaves with scalloped exposed rafter ends, double-hung windows with wooden tracery, five-panel doors, and sits on a limestone foundation. It was used as an elementary school until 1952, then sold to the Millwood Good Will Association for use as a community center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

1610 Millwood Rd.
Boyce, Clarke County, Virginia
39.07478, -78.04194

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Greenway Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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When was Millwood Colored School listed on the National Register?

Millwood Colored School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Millwood Colored School?

Millwood Colored School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Millwood Colored School is recorded as the civil_war era.

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