Henrico in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Chatsworth School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2009

1. Chatsworth School Marker

Inscription. Chatsworth School was built circa 1915 as a one-room schoolhouse for the black children of the Antioch Community. Chatsworth was one of approximately twenty black schools in Henrico County supervised by the visionary educator, Virginia E. Randolph. The Rosenwald Fund provided a matching grant to build the school. Anna T. Jeanes Funds supported instruction for students in grades one through four. It was said that the Chatsworth curriculum included everything from bookwork to banking. The school closed in 1956.

Erected 2004 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 37° 28.941′ N, 77° 23.544′ W. Marker is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Chatsworth Road 0.1 miles north of New Market Road (Virginia Route 5), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Surrender of Richmond

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Galaxy (approx. one mile away); John Rolfe (approx. one mile away); Powhatan (approx. 1.2 miles away); Advancing On Richmond (approx. 1.8 miles away); Richmond Defences (approx. 1.9 miles away); Darbytown Road (approx. 2 miles away).

Also see . . . Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932). Sears Archive (Submitted on December 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2009

2. Chatsworth School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2009

3. Chatsworth School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2009

4. Chatsworth School

Pump at Chatsworth School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2009

5. Pump at Chatsworth School

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,483 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.