Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind | |
Entrance to the school | |
| Location | E. Beverley St. and Pleasant Ter., Staunton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°9′1.6″N 79°3′50.4″W / 38.150444°N 79.064000°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Built by | William Donoho |
| Architect | Robert Cary Long Jr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000361 |
| VLR No. | 132-0008 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | September 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