Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
Entrance to the school
LocationE. Beverley St. and Pleasant Ter., Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates38°9′1.6″N 79°3′50.4″W / 38.150444°N 79.064000°W / 38.150444; -79.064000
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1846
Built byWilliam Donoho
ArchitectRobert Cary Long Jr.
NRHP reference No.69000361
VLR No.132-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRSeptember 9, 1969

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, located in Staunton, Virginia, United States, is an institution for educating deaf and blind children, first established in 1839 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly. The school accepts children aged between 2 and 22 and provides residential accommodation for those students aged 5 and over who live outside a 35-mile (56 km) radius of the school