{"nrhp_refnum":"09000614","name":"First Union School","other_names":["037-5016"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1522 Old Mill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crozier","county":"Goochland County","state":"VA","lat":37.65355774200003,"lon":-77.79082853199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Black","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame two-teacher schoolhouse at 1522 Old Mill Road in the Crozier area of Goochland County, Virginia, built in 1926 to a standard Rosenwald Fund plan for African American students. It sits on a .9-acre lot with a small frame shed.","why_significant":"The school is argued to be locally significant under Criterion A for Ethnic Heritage (Black) and Education, because it reflects the educational aspirations of Goochland's African American community, which helped fund it alongside the Rosenwald Fund and the county school board. It is significant under Criterion C because it retains its materials, exterior footprint and much of its interior layout as a standard Rosenwald two-teacher school. It served as a school until December 1958.","narrative":"Built in 1926 on Old Mill Road near Crozier in Goochland County, this one-story frame building was a two-teacher school for African American children, constructed to a standard plan from the Rosenwald Fund. The total cost was $3,536, paid by the county school board, the local Black community and the Rosenwald Fund. Local carpenter Gaius Gathright won the construction bid. The building keeps its weatherboard siding, standing-seam metal roof, concrete foundation, large nine-over-nine windows, beaded-board paneling and heart-of-pine floors. The eastern classroom was remodeled in the 1980s, and the building is now a home. The school took its name from nearby First Union Baptist Church, whose members helped build it and many of whose children attended. About 50 students were enrolled at a time. It operated until December 1958, when students transferred to a new school. The property is recognized for its role in Black education and as a surviving Rosenwald design.","period_of_significance":"1926-1958","architect_builder":"Gaius C. Gathright (contractor)","architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now used as a single dwelling, with a shed used for storage; described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.769341-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/6787/41678725/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/09000614.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000614/9c19bf8234-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000614/9c19bf8234-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goochland_First_Union_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goochland_First_Union_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678725","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Union_School_(Crozier,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453939"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/goochland-county/first-union-school-09000614/"}