Booker T. Washington Community Center
Booker T. Washington High School | |
Former Booker T. Washington High School, seen from S. Jefferson St. | |
| Location | 1114 West Johnson Street, Staunton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°8′52″N 79°4′53″W / 38.14778°N 79.08139°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Raymond V. Long |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000550[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 2014 |
The Booker T. Washington Community Center is a community center at 1114 West Johnson Street in Staunton, Virginia. It is located in the former Booker T. Washington High School for Coloreds, a two-story Art Deco brick building designed by Raymond V. Long and built in 1936. A 1960 addition to the rear of the building has a more Modern treatment. It was the Staunton area's only high school for African-American students for thirty years, and one of its few meeting points for African-American organizations until the city's public facilities were integrated. The school was closed in 1966, and was used by the Staunton Police Department from 1967 to 1986.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
See also
- List of things named after Booker T. Washington
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Staunton, Virginia
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Booker T. Washington High School" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved September 13, 2014.