McGuffey Art Center | |
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| Location | 201 2nd St. N.W., Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| 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[2] |
| VLR No. | 104-0072-0300 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | September 17, 2009[3] |
McGuffey Art Center (formerly William H. McGuffey Primary School), is an art center and historical former elementary school located in Charlottesville, Virginia.
History
editIt 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.[4]
In October 1975, the building reopened as an artist-run cooperative art center.[5][6] The center features rotating exhibitions for local and national artists.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2] It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.
References
edit- ↑ “McGuffey Is Phased Out.” The Daily Progress, May 8, 1974, D2.
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 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 Cite error: Unknown parameter "<ref" in
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- ↑ "McGuffey 50 Years". McGuffey Art Center. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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