Holly Knoll
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Holly Knoll, also known as Robert R. Moton House, is a retirement home in Gloucester County, Virginia
. It was the retirement home of educator Robert Russa Moton
.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1981.
It is located off Rural Route 662 in Gloucester County.
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...
. It was the retirement home of educator Robert Russa Moton
Robert Russa Moton
Robert Russa Moton was an African American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute and was named principal of Tuskegee Institute in 1915 after the death of Dr. Booker T. Washington, a position he held for 20 years until retirement in 1935.-Youth, education,...
.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1981.
It is located off Rural Route 662 in Gloucester County.