Armstead T. Johnson High School

Armstead T. Johnson High School
Front and southeastern side
Location18849 State Route 3,
Montross, Virginia
Coordinates38°4′39″N 76°46′54″W / 38.07750°N 76.78167°W / 38.07750; -76.78167
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byC.E Nuchals, Raymond Dowling
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.98001071[1]
VLR No.096-0113
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1998
Designated VLRJune 17, 1998[2]

Armstead T. Johnson High School is a historic high school complex for African-American students located near Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The main building was built in 1937, and is a one-story, U-shaped Colonial Revival style brick building. Contributing structures on the property include the one-story, frame Industrial Arts Building and the one-story, frame Home Economics Cottage. At a time when the state had a policy of legal racial segregation in public schools, this was among the first purpose-built high schools for African Americans on the Northern Neck of Virginia.[3]

The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998,[1] is now operated as a museum to preserve the history and legacy of education for African-American students in the Northern Neck, especially in Westmoreland County. It has collections, artifacts, memorabilia, and other materials related to this period.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Betty Bird (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armstead T. Johnson High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
  4. ^ Armstead Tasker Johnson School, 21stcentury-westmorelandhistory.weebly.com. Accessed July 1, 2018.


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