1610 Millwood Road, Boyce, Virginia 22620; 39.07477 N, 78.04187 W
Millwood Colored School, on the west end of the village, is a one-story, two-room, frame school that was constructed ca. 1910 for the African American community of Millwood using funds donated by local citizen Graham F. Blandy of the nearby Tuleyries estate. The school's contribution to African Americans in Millwood from its earliest founding until it was closed in 1952 marked a period of 83 years, during which time children not only learned to read and write but also learned trades and were exposed to educated blacks who served as role models. After the Millwood Colored School closed in 1952, the Millwood Good Will Association purchased the building. The School was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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