2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 261
Commending Albert Hill Middle School.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, Albert Hill Middle School, which has made numerous contributions to the Richmond community as an educational institution throughout its history, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the school building's construction in 2026; and
WHEREAS, Albert Hill Middle School opened in 1926 as the Richmond Normal School, a training school that prepared educators to serve students in kindergarten through seventh grade; and
WHEREAS, the Richmond Normal School's three-story yellow brick structure was designed in the Italianate style by Richmond-based architect Charles M. Robinson, who was well known for his work on public schools and campus buildings at several institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, during the Great Depression, the Richmond Normal School was repurposed as an elementary school in the early 1930s; the school reopened in 1934 as Albert Hill Junior High School, which was named for Albert H. Hill, the superintendent of Richmond Public Schools from 1919 to 1933; and
WHEREAS, in 1934, Albert Hill Junior High School served approximately 743 students in kindergarten through sixth grade and 372 students in seventh and eighth grades; and