Stuart Hall School
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Stuart Hall School | |
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235 W. Frederick St. , 24401 United States | |
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Type | Independent Secondary, Boarding |
Established | 1844 |
Head of school | Michael E. Robinson |
Grades | PK–12 |
Average class size | 15 |
Campus | Urban, 8 Acres |
Color(s) | Red & White |
Nickname | Dragons, Stu |
Accreditation | Virginia Association of Independent Schools |
Affiliation | National Association of Independent Schools |
Website | Stuart Hall School |
Old Main | |
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Location | 235 W. Frederick St., Staunton, Virginia |
Coordinates | 38°9′1″N 79°4′36″W / 38.15028°N 79.07667°WCoordinates: 38°9′1″N 79°4′36″W / 38.15028°N 79.07667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1865 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 74002246[1] |
VLR No. | 132-0011 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 13, 1974 |
Designated VLR | February 21, 1974[2] |
Stuart Hall School is a Staunton, Virginia, co-educational school for students from Grade 4 to Grade 12, and it offers a boarding program from Grades 8 to 12.
In 1827, Stuart Hall started as Mrs. Maria Sheffey's school which held classes in her Staunton home - Kalorama. It was called . In 1844, they renamed the school to "Virginia Female Institute."
Old Main is a three-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival style building completed in 1844. It features an impressive two-story, three-bay, Doric order portico with a simple heavy frieze supported by four-paneled piers. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. "Old Main" is a common nickname for Stuart Hall. It is located in the Newtown Historic District.
During the American Civil War, the school's building was used to house the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind while the latter's building was being used as a hospital. Students then attended classes in a nearby home in Staunton.
In 1992, the Middle School was opened, serving male and female day students in Grades 6 to 8. In 1999, boys were accepted as day students into the Upper School. In 2007, Stuart Hall School merged with Hunter McGuire School in Verona, VA, and again became a K-12 independent school. A prekindergarten class was added in 2008. In 2020 the school decided to "phase out" the lower grades and by 2023 will serve students in grades 6-12. The Hunter McGuire Lower School was sold in 2021.
Notable alumni[]
- Juliette Gordon Low - founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA[3]
- Anne McCaffrey, science fiction author[4]
- Nancy Massie Meadows, First lady of West Virginia, 1949-1953[5]
- Shelby Shackelford, artist[6]
- Nell Zink, novelist, author of "The Wallcreeper", and "Mislaid"[7]
- Abby Kasonik, artist
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Juliette Gordon Low". www.robinsonlibrary.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2021.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ McCaffrey, Todd J. (1999). Dragonholder (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine. pp. 24, 31. ISBN 0-345-42217-1. OCLC 41400831.
- ^ "Nancy Massie Meadows (1912-1986) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Richard T. Cox. "Shelby Shackelford - Biography". Askart. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Nell Zink's The Wallcreeper – Dorothy". dorothyproject.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
External links[]
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Staunton, Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- J. E. B. Stuart
- Anne McCaffrey
- Private middle schools in Virginia
- Private high schools in Virginia
- Boarding schools in Virginia
- Educational institutions established in 1843
- Female seminaries in the United States
- Schools in Staunton, Virginia
- Private elementary schools in Virginia
- Preparatory schools in Virginia
- Episcopal schools in the United States
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- 1843 establishments in Virginia
- Historic district contributing properties in West Virginia