Robert R. Moton House | |
Location | 6496 Allmondsville Rd., Capahosic, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°23′16.11″N 76°38′37.89″W / 37.3878083°N 76.6438583°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha)[1] |
Built | 1935 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 81000640 |
VLR No. | 036-0134 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 21, 1981[3] |
Designated NHL | December 21, 1981[4] |
Designated VLR | March 16, 1982[2] |
Holly Knoll, also known as the Robert R. Moton House, is a historic house in rural Gloucester County, Virginia, near Capahosic. It was the retirement home of the influential African-American educator Robert Russa Moton (1867-1940), and is the only known home of his to survive. It now houses the Gloucester Institute, a non-profit training center for African-American community leaders and educators. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1981.[1][4]