calsfoundation@cals.org
June 21, 2012
The Powhatan Male and Female Academy, first located in a log cabin built by Andrew Imboden in 1854, was the first school in the settlement of Powhatan (Lawrence County). The school remained open for just over 100 years, closing due to consolidation in 1955. The vernacular Queen Annestyle building that once housed the academy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.