Eckington School | |
Location | 102 N. Main St., near Culpeper, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°24′13″N 77°55′27″W / 38.40361°N 77.92417°W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1895 |
NRHP reference No. | 01000154 [1] |
VLR No. | 023-5041 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 16, 2001 |
Designated VLR | December 6, 2000 [2] |
Eckington School, also known as Poplar Ridge School, is a historic school building for African-American children located near Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a one-story, vernacular frame structure. It measures 20 feet by 26 feet, and is clad in weatherboard. It was used as a school until 1941, after which it was used as a church hall for the adjoining Free Union Baptist Church. At that time, a 10 foot by 20 foot addition was built. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]
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