Virginia Randolph Cottage

Virginia Randolph Cottage
Location 2200 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen, Virginia
Coordinates 37°39′39″N 77°28′56″W / 37.66083°N 77.48222°WCoordinates: 37°39′39″N 77°28′56″W / 37.66083°N 77.48222°W
Built 1937
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 74002126
VLR # 043-0043
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 2, 1974[1]
Designated NHL December 2, 1974[2]
Designated VLR March 18, 1975[3]

Virginia Randolph Cottage, also known as Virginia E. Randolph Museum, Virginia Cardwell Cottage, or Home Economics Cottage, is a building that was built in 1937 in Glen Allen, Virginia, United States. It was the home economics building of the Virginia Randolph Training School, a vocational school. Virginia E. Randolph (1874–1958), who was a black woman, was a teacher and a teacher educator for 55 years.

Randolph reportedly had an office in the building, and it is now a museum commemorating her life. Her gravesite is on the grounds.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Virginia Randolph Cottage". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. ↑ James Sheire (July 31, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Virginia E. Randolph Museum - Virginia Cardwell Cottage / Home Economics Cottage" (pdf). National Park Service and Accompanying one photo, undated (plus an unrelated photo of Poe Shrine, "oldest house" in Richmond, Virginia) PDF (32 KB)

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