Lincoln Preservation Foundation Serving the Goose Creek Historic District and Surrounding Areas
Colored School B
Category: Site
Historical Dates: 1865
Threat Level: Low
Location: Cooksville Road
The Colored School B was an early public school for African Americans in western Loudoun County and is located on Cookesville Road in Lincoln. Completed in 1865 and built on land donated by Quakers, the two story, two room school taught children in grades one through seven.
Detailed Information
Completed in 1865, the Colored School B has been referred to as the Goose Creek School for Negroes, the Lincoln Colored School, the Lincoln School C (locals imply this stood for “colored”), and the Lincoln School for African Americans over the years. The school was built on land donated by Elizabeth Janney. The school taught children in grades one through seven, divided into two classrooms.
Eliza Janney Rawson, daughter-in-law of Elizabeth Janney, taught there for a time, but later teachers were African American. The building is two stories- one room over one room. An interview with former student Macklay Lucas indicates that half the grades met downstairs, and half met upstairs. The school served local African American schoolchildren until the late 1940’s. In the early 1950’s, Holmes and Susan Gregg purchased the building and renovated it as a private residence in 1980. It is currently in private ownership.
In 1980, the Lincoln Elementary School published a cookbook which included historical facts and photos provided by Lincoln residents. The following is an excerpt about the Lincoln School B:
