Eckington School (Culpeper, Virginia) facts for kids
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Eckington School
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School building at dusk, April 2017
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 Location in Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | 102 N. Main St., near Culpeper, Virginia |
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| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000154 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 16, 2001 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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