The application of the registry gives this summation: "The Rock Run School served the African American community of Rock Run in rural Henry County, Virginia from the post-Civil War Reconstruction Period of the early 1880s through the mid-20th century.

It is a highly significant vestige of the educational history of Southside Virginia, the rural south, and the black population of late 19th-mid-20th century Henry County.

Although in overall poor condition, the school has not been altered over the years or damaged in any substantial way.

"[4] Unlike most log rural schoolhouses of the time, the Rock Run School was constructed as a frame building.

Although the means of construction Rock Run are unknown, it is most likely that the parents and students themselves helped build the school, contributing supplies and labor because of the lack of government funding.