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Walker-Grant School
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National Register of Historic Places

Walker-Grant School

Also known as Fredericksburg Colored School

On the National Register since 199828 years
Art DecoListed 1998Fredericksburg
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Walker-Grant School

Walker-Grant School, at Gunnery Rd., bet. Dunmore and Ferdinand Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 30, 1998. The Register lists it for its black history and education, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 76 other Virginia listings. The listing covers 3 acres.

What it isHistoric school building in Virginia, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 38 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Gunnery Rd., bet. Dunmore and Ferdinand Sts., Fredericksburg · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Walker-Grant SchoolStart here
  2. 2Sentry BoxGeorgian · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3George Washington Boyhood Home SiteSite · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Ferry Farm SiteSite · next door
Around it

19 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSligoBuilding0.4 miBFederal HillBuilding0.5 miBThe ChimneysGeorgian0.5 miBPresbyterian Church of FredericksburgRoman Revival0.6 miBShiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)Built 18900.6 miBBromptonBuilding0.7 miBRowe HouseFederal0.7 miBFarmers Bank of FredericksburgFederal0.7 mi★Monroe Law OfficeBuilding0.7 miBMatthew Fontaine Maury SchoolColonial Revival0.7 miBSt. George's Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.7 miBFredericksburg Town Hall and Market SquareFederal0.7 miDFredericksburg Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.8 miSFredericksburg and Confederate CemeterySite0.8 mi★KenmoreBuilt 17700.9 miBMary Washington HouseBuilding0.9 miDSylvania Plant Historic DistrictDistrict1 mi★Rising Sun TavernBuilding1 mi
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BThe Lewis StoreGeorgian1 mi

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Questions about Walker-Grant School

Is Walker-Grant School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 30, 1998 (Register number 98001311).

Is Walker-Grant School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is George Washington Boyhood Home Site, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Walker-Grant School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Walker-Grant School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41680871 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.