HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST ENDANGERED SITES

FORT MONROE HAMPTON, VA

LISTED IN 2010, SAVED IN 2013

For the past ten consecutive years, Preservation Virginia has used our Virginias Most Endangered Historic Places program
to leverage our resources and experience, focusing on current preservation needs in the Commonwealth.

The land surrounding Fort Monroe has been used for military
purposes since 1609. The fort housed and protected freed
slave f amilies during the Civil War and is a continuous
archaeology site. When Fort Monroe was decommissioned by
the U.S. Army, Preservation Virginia worked as a consulting
party, along with the National Trust for Historic Places and
many others, in the seven-year-long review process. Fort
Monroe is now designated as a National Monument by the
federal government.

These are some examples of past endangered sites and what has happened since their inclusion in our program. Each
place shares a story integral to the historic fabric of Virginia.
For more information, or to nominate an endangered historic place, please visit:

WWW.PRESERVATIONVIRGINIA.ORG

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT

FRANKLIN, VA
LISTED IN 2006, STILL ENDANGERED
The Booker T. Washington National Monument, birthplace site
of Booker T. Washington and one o f the first sites listed on the
Virginia Landmarks Register, continues to work with community
members, its Friends Group, and Franklin County planners to create
awareness and hopefully mitigate impacts to park resources as a result
of changes in surrounding land use. This cooperation will encourage
developers and land users within the viewshed of the BTWNM to
consider how potential development might affect the site.
LURAY SCHOOL LURAY, VA
LISTED IN 2013, LOST IN 2013
Local citizens urged Page County to allow for the reuse of the Luray
Graded and High School. D
 espite an offer to involve Preservation
Virginias Revolving Fund program to help ensure the schools
rehabilitation, Page County was not willing to negotiate and Luray
Graded and High School was demolished to make way for a parking lot.

GAVIS HOUSE WINCHESTER, VA

LISTED IN 2010, LOST IN 2014
The last remaining original and intact example of Second
Empire-style architecture in the City of Winchester, the
Gavis House found itself in a state of disrepair due to
deferred maintenance after an earlier fire. The owner has been
unwilling or unable to repair the home, even while
still living in it. The city recently demolished the damaged
portion of the house, compromising its overall historic
character and integrity.
TAYLOR HOTEL WINCHESTER, VA
LISTED IN 2010, SAVED IN 2014
The Taylor Hotel was a prominent faade in downtown
Winchester and a center of commerce and community for
150 years. To generate awareness, The Taylor Hotel was a
focus during our 2011 Virginia Preservation Conference
in Winchester. Continued local efforts and support from
Virginias Department of Historic Resources have paid
off with the recent reopening of this prominent feature on
Winchesters downtown pedestrian mall.

CARVER SCHOOL ALEXANDRIA, VA

LISTED IN 2010, SAVED IN 2013

ROSENWALD SCHOOLS STATEWIDE

ONGOING PRESERVATION EFFORTS

The Carver School was constructed in 1944 by the city of

Alexandria and was operated by the city school system as a
segregated African American nursery school. Last year, the building
was sold to a developer who plans to restore the former school
and open up a dentists office. This new development is the exact
opposite of plans only a few months before which allowed for the
buildings demolition; restoration work is already underway.

These schools stood, more than five-thousand strong

throughout t he South, as a testament to the struggle against
educational inequality for African Americans. Yet, they
continue to disappear. Preservation Virginia is developing
a project to help identify, assess and find new lives for these
integral parts of early 20th-century American history. Partnering
with John Tyler Community College, the National Trust for
Historic Preservation and other local partners, we have begun
to advocate for the repurposing of Virginias Rosenwald Schools.