Navy Hill School

The school was in Richmond's Navy Hill neighborhood[1] and opened in 1871.

It was the first public school in Richmond to employ African American teachers.

[5] A 1904 city directory includes teachers at the school and list Stephen T. Pendelton as its principal.

[7] Daniel Webster Davis began teaching at the school in 1879.

[7] From 1977 to 2000 the Children's Museum of Richmond was housed in what was once the school's gymnasium.