Randolph, Virginia, Cottage
Historic school building in Virginia, United States in Glen Allen, Virginia. Built 1937. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Virginia Randolph Cottage, now the Virginia E. Randolph Museum, is a museum at 2200 Mountain Road in Glen Allen, Virginia. The museum is dedicated to the history of Virginia E. Randolph (1874–1958), an African-American vocational educator in the area for 55 years. The building, built in 1937 and housing Randolph's home economics classrooms, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of her legacy as a trainer of vocational teachers; her remains are interred on the grounds.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2200 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen, VA |
| County | Henrico County |
| Listed | Dec 2, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74002126 |
| Built | 1937 |
| Type of place | museum, cottage, school |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2200 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen, VA |
| Coordinates | 37.66113, -77.48167 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Maggie L Walker National Historic Site · 8 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Henrico County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74002126. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.