The Laurel Grove School Museum is located at 6840 Beulah St Alexandria, VA. The Laurel Grove School Museum is a museum that shares the history of the Laurel Grove Colored School, a school created to educate the first generation of black children born to freedom. The Laurel Grove School was founded in 1881 by William and Georgiana Jasper, who deeded a half-acre of their 13-acre land to the Mount Vernon School District in VA.
Laurel Grove School Museum
Closed in 1932, the Laurel Grove School has been restored by family descendants and interested citizens to tell the unique story of the community's refusal to narrow its ambitions. Of all the colored schools opened in the region, only Laurel Grove exists today as the prized possession of a striving people, a "living museum" available to area schools and the general public.
Although the Laurel Grove School closed in 1932 due to low attendance, The Laurel Grove School Association was incorporated in 1999 to reclaim the school's proud history, and once again open the school's doors as a living museum and teaching center for area schools and the general public. The Laurel Grove School Museum is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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