William H. McGuffey Primary School | |
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| Location | 201 2nd St. N.W., Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′3″N 78°28′56″W / 38.03417°N 78.48222°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1915-1916 |
| Architect | Johnson, Dr. James; Ferguson, Carlow and Taylor |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001156[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-0072-0300 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | September 17, 2009[2] |
William H. McGuffey Primary School, also known as the McGuffy Art Center, is a historical former elementary school located at 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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1] It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Richard Thrift (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William H. McGuffey Primary School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos[dead link]