Second Union School

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Second Union School, which operated until 1959 is the oldest-surviving of the 10 Rosenwald schools built in Goochland County. The African American community and Goochland County contributed funds to the building. Constructed in 1918, the building is a one-story, two-room, two- teacher-plan school with a brick interior chimney on the rear wall. Original chalkboards survive in both rooms. The school is among 5,000 built using money and plans from the Julius Rosenwald Fund in 15 states including 367 in Virginia.

Department of Historic Resources, 2007

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

Green, Bryan Clark. Rosenwald Schools in Virginia. Multiple Property Listing for the National Register of Historic Places, 2004. Copy available at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, VA VDHR File #012-5041. Green, Bryan Clark. St Paul’s School, Brunswick County, Virginia. Individual nomination for the National Register of Historic Places, 2004. Copy available at the Virginia Department of Historic Resource Richmond, VA, VDHR File # 012-5010. Worsham, J. Gibson. “An Architectural Survey of Goochland County, 203.” Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia, And survey form for Second Union School. Second Union School in Goochland County, Virginia.