Howland Chapel School

The Howland Chapel School is a historic school building for African-American students located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a one-story, gable fronted frame building measuring approximately 26 feet by 40 feet. It features board-and-batten siding and distinctive bargeboards with dentil soffits. The interior has a single room divided by a later central partition formed by sliding, removable doors. The building is a rare, little-altered Reconstruction-era schoolhouse built to serve the children of former slaves. Its construction was funded by New York educator, reformer and philanthropist Emily Howland (1827-1929), for whom the building is named. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1958, and serves as a museum, community center and adult-education facility.[3]

Howland Chapel School
Howland Chapel School, August 2012
LocationJct. of VA 201 and VA 642, Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°52′16″N 76°27′23″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1867
Built byEmily Howland, Beverly Taliaferro
Architectural styleVernacular Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.90002206[1]
VLR No.066-0110
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1991
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Jeffrey M. O'Dell and Carolyn E. Jett (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Howland Chapel School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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