Lucy F. Simms School

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Lucy F. Simms School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Lucy F. Simms School in September 2013
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Location	620 Simms Ave., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates	38°27′16″N 78°51′29″W / 38.4545°N 78.8580°W / 38.4545; -78.8580Coordinates: 38°27′16″N 78°51′29″W / 38.4545°N 78.8580°W / 38.4545; -78.8580
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1939 (1939)
Built by	Nielson Construction Company
Architect	Virginia Department of Education
NRHP Reference #	04000040^[1]
VLR #	115-5035
Added to NRHP	February 11, 2004
Designated VLR	December 3, 2003^[2]

The Lucy F. Simms School is a school building at 620 Simms Avenue in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2004.^[1]^[3] Lucy F. Simms (born 1855, died July 10, 1934) was a former slave who went on to become an influential teacher in Harrisonburg.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
↑ "Lucy F.Simms School Final Nomination" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

http://www.heritagecenter.com/Web_Pages/Museum/Collection/blackedu/lucysims.html
Lucy Simms oral history : background paper and transcripts Getachew, Wondwossen 2000

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