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Dr. Ruffner was the first superintendent of schools in Henry County, and the first high school was named in his honor as "The Ruffner Institute", until 1904, when the school was re-named "Martinsville High School". [8] The 1900 graduating class were called "Mavahi", short for "Martinsville High School". [9]
Notable buildings include the James Cheshire House, the Obidiah Allen House, John W. Carter House (1896), Christ Episcopal Church (1890s), G.T. Lester House or the “Wedding Cake House” (1918), John W. Townes House (c. 1925), Vaughn M. Draper House (c. 1930), and Martinsville High School (1940) and Gymnasium Building (1928).
Notable buildings include the Pattonsburg Mill (1838), Buchanan Presbyterian Church (1845), Trinity Episcopal Church (1842), Hotel Botetourt (1851), Sorrell House (1850), James Evans Mason Lodge (1884), Virginia Can Company complex (1903), "Oak Hill" (1840), Town Hall Municipal Building, Bank of Buchanan, Ransone's Drugstore, Buchanan Theatre ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Central High Museum: Charlotte Court House: Charlotte: Southern: African-American: website, former African-American high school Centre Hill Museum: Petersburg: Petersburg: Central: Historic house: Greek Revival mansion with exhibits on history of Petersburg Charles Taylor Arts Center: Hampton: Hampton: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Art
Schools serving the Oak Hill area (but not necessarily in Oak Hill), include Oak Hill Elementary, Fox Mill Elementary, Floris Elementary, McNair Elementary, Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary, Navy Elementary, Crossfield Elementary, Franklin Middle School, Rachel Carson Middle School, Chantilly High School, South Lakes High School, Westfield High School, and Oakton High School.
Carlisle School. The city is served by the Martinsville City Public Schools. [85] There are five public schools in Martinsville: Martinsville High School, opened in 1968 and serves roughly 580 students in grades 9–12. [86] Martinsville Middle School, originally built as a high school in 1939 and serves roughly 430 students in grades 6–8. [87]
NB: The City of Williamsburg and James City County operate a joint school system. None of the system's two, soon to be three, public high schools are located in the City.. See James City County for the public high scho