New London Academy (Virginia)

New London Academy
Front and southeastern side
Location Near jct. of VA 297 and VA 211, Forest, Virginia
Coordinates 37°18′27″N 79°18′20″W / 37.30750°N 79.30556°W / 37.30750; -79.30556Coordinates: 37°18′27″N 79°18′20″W / 37.30750°N 79.30556°W / 37.30750; -79.30556
Area 18.5 acres (7.5 ha)
Built 1837 (1837)-1839
NRHP reference # 72001385[1]
VLR # 009-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 13, 1972
Designated VLR December 21, 1971[2]

New London Academy is a historic school located at Forest, Bedford County, Virginia.

History

New London Academy was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in December 1795. Around 1797, it was established on its present campus near the former town of New London as a classical school for boys. It became co-educational in the 1870s and in the late-1880s became affiliated with the new public school system. It is the only public school in Virginia to operate under a charter from the General Assembly.[3]

The school building was built between 1837 and 1839, and is a two-story, brick building with a hipped roof. Also on the property is a contributing frame kitchen building that serves as the academy museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

Notable alumni

  • Edward C. Burks (1821-1897) - American jurist.
  • Wood Boulden (1811-1876) - American jurist.
  • W. Harrison Daniel (1922-2013) - American historian.[4]
  • Gordon Henry White, Jr. (1921-1944) - American army sergeant, killed with fellow "Bedford Boys" on D-Day.[5]

Instructors

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New London Academy" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "W. Harrison Daniel". 7 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via Wikipedia.
  5. ↑ "National D-Day Memorial". 13 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via Wikipedia.
  6. ↑ Morrison, Alfred J. (1917). The Beginnings of public Education in Virginia, 1776-1860. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Board of Education. p. 127.
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