Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia)
Booker T. Washington High School | |
The building in 2021 | |
| Location | Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60, near London, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°12′4″N 81°22′17″W / 38.20111°N 81.37139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001399[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1999 |
Booker T. Washington High School, also known as Grant Junior High School and Grant Elementary, is a historic high school building located near London, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story, L-shaped wire brick building with a rear section in tile block and brick. It is in the Streamline Moderne style. It was built as a high school for African American children during the period of segregated educational facilities. After desegregation in 1956, it was used as a junior high school, then an elementary school. The school closed in June 1986, and is now used as a community center. It was one of two early high schools for African Americans in Kanawha County.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Katherine Jourdan (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington High School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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