The Locustville Academy is a historic school building at 28055 Drummondtown Road in Locustville, Virginia. It is a two-story wood-frame building, with a gabled roof and small square cupola with a flared roof and louvered belfry. Built in 1859, it is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century rural academy building. It served as a private school from 1859 to 1879, and as a public school from 1908 to 1926, when the Accomack County schools were consolidated.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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| Location | 28055 Drummondtown Rd., Locustville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°39′29″N 75°40′30″W / 37.65806°N 75.67500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1859 |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000792[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2016 |
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Locustville School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 8, 2017.