Mountain Road School No. 1 was built around 1919 for Black students in the Halifax, VA, community. After the school closed, the building served a variety of purposes before being remodeled and opened to the public as the L.E. Coleman African American Museum in 2005. Its mission is to research, collect, and preserve the art, history, and culture of African Americans with emphasis on Halifax County, and to foster among people awareness and perspective from the past and purpose for the future. The museum is named for the Rev. Lee Ernest Coleman, who was born in Dolphin, VA, in 1891, moved to Halifax County to serve several churches, and played a major role in raising funds to build Halifax Community Hospital.