04/06/2026
Laurel Grove School Museum
Laurel Grove School Museum one of the earliest African-American schools founded by local Freedmen, and former slaves in Fairfax County Virginia.
Return to a time and place when freedom and former slaves who desired to educate their children, literally created the school themselves. Freed slaves built this one room schoolhouse in the early 1880's. It served the black children of Franconia until 1932 as the Laurel Grove Colored School. The school survives as the only remaining African American schoolhouse in Northern Virginia. It now stands
04/06/2026
03/21/2026
Get ready to celebrate! Mark your calendars for June 19, 2026, at 10:00 am for the Laurel Grove School Museum's first-ever Juneteenth celebration! Music, history, cursive workshop, and scavenger hunt await!
02/22/2026
02/14/2026
Please join us for our Black History Open House next week February 21,2026 from 10am-2pm.
Please join the Laurel Grove School Museum for their annual Black History Month Open House on February 21, 2026. Stop by anytime between 10:00 am -2:00 pm! We look forward to seeing you there.
02/08/2026
02/06/2026
Please join the Laurel Grove School Museum for their annual Black History Month Open House on February 21, 2026. Stop by anytime between 10:00 am -2:00 pm! We look forward to seeing you there.
02/01/2026
Laurel Grove School Museum mentioned as one of the local sites to visit for Black History month 2026. We are open Tuesday, Thursday be Saturday from 10am-2pm be look forward to your visit.
Where to Go to Celebrate Black History Month in the DC Region Celebrate Black History Month and African American history and culture in the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC area. A guide to attractions, museums, and historic sites in the Capital Region.
02/01/2026
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04/29/2024
Come participate in the Historic Schoolhouses of Northern Virginia day on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 10:00-2:00pm. Scan QR code for more information.
02/06/2024
Join us for a special open house at the Laurel Grove School Museum on February 24, 2024 from noon-2pm in observance of Black History Month, as we highlight the significant contributions of local African American individuals and their impact on our society.
01/15/2024
The Laurel Grove School Museum wishing you a Happy Martin Luther King Day. Not just a day off but a day of Service.
The Laurel Grove School Museum will be closed today Saturday, July 8th. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 11th.
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6840 Beulah Street
Alexandria, VA
22310
Opening Hours
| Tuesday | 11am - 2pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 2pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 2pm |