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By Bob Lander
Special to the Rappahannock News
The Scrabble School project began as a grassroots effort by alumni of the African-American graded school (1921-1968) to raise awareness of the value of this historically and culturally significant building in the Castleton area. This initial effort continued, gained support of the local community and the Board of Supervisors designated the site as the Rappahannock Senior Center and Heritage Center. The building went to the drawing board and with the assistance of Craig Barton, Director of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, UVA, has a planned rehab for its adaptive reuse for the. two Colters. This project will meet both the dream of many and provide much needed space for the County’s more than 55 seniors that use the current small facility.
The part time Heritage Center will offer educational information to the public about African-American education in the region. It is planned for the Center to be open to the public several times a year for these purposes. Scot French, Director of the Woodson Center for African-American Studies, UVA, is currently conducting the oral history project with Scrabble School alumni, gathering recollections of their experiences while attending school and other vignettes about their times. These collections and other memorabilia are the historical records and reference materials that will archived at the Center.
The new Senior Center will offset future needs of the county’s seniors in years to come as this population is expected to triple by 2010. With private office space, a kitchen, bathrooms, space for meals and activities, audio-visual and Internet capabilities, outdoor exercise space, gardens and quiet places, the rehabbed old
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