Holly Knoll

Robert R. Moton House
Location 6496 Allmondsville Rd., near Capahosic, Virginia
Coordinates 37°23′16.11″N 76°38′37.89″W / 37.3878083°N 76.6438583°W / 37.3878083; -76.6438583Coordinates: 37°23′16.11″N 76°38′37.89″W / 37.3878083°N 76.6438583°W / 37.3878083; -76.6438583
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)[1]
Built 1935 (1935)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Other
NRHP Reference # 81000640
VLR # 036-0134
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 21, 1981[2]
Designated NHL December 21, 1981[3]
Designated VLR March 16, 1982[4]

Holly Knoll, also known as the Robert R. Moton House, is a historic house at 6496 Allmondsville Road in rural Gloucester County, Virginia, near Capahosic. It was the retirement home of the influential African-American educator Robert Russa Moton (1867-1940), and is the only known home of his to survive. It now houses the Gloucester Institute, a non-profit training center for African-American community leaders and educators. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1981.[1][3]

Description and history

Holly Knoll is located on the northeast bank of the York River, between the communities of Capahosic and Allmondsville. The main house is a 2-1/2 story brick building with a side gable roof, which is flanked by single-bay single-story wings. A two-story porch and portico extends across much of the facade, supported by smooth Tuscan columns. The interior is organized in a typical Colonial Revival central hall plan, and includes several pieces of furniture that originally belonged to Moton. The property also includes a reproduction of the log home in which Moton grew up.[1]

The house was built in 1935 for Robert Russa Moton, and was his home until his death in 1940. Moton was one of the most influential African-American educators of his generation, succeeding Booker T. Washington in the leadership of Hampton University and the Tuskegee Institute, and helping found the National Urban League.[1] The property was then transformed into a conference center, now The Gloucester Institute, dedicate to continuing Moton's educational legacy. It was at the center of strategy discussions amongst African-American intellectuals and activists during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cecil McKithan (May 23, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Holly Knoll-R. R. Moton House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19. (32 KB)
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Robert R. Moton House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

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