Dasher High School
Appearance
Dasher High School | |
Location | 900 S. Troup St., Valdosta, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 30°49′13″N 83°16′09″W / 30.8202°N 83.2692°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Greer, Lloyd; Bray, J.N., Co. |
Architectural style | Tudoresque |
NRHP reference No. | 85000849[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 18, 1985 |
Dasher High School is a historic school in Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
Inscribed 1929 in its cornerstone, the school was a high school for African Americans. James L. Lomax, a leader in African American education in Valdosta, served as the school's principal until his retirement in 1967. His adopted son Louis L. Lomax, the first African American broadcast journalist, attended Dasher High School. He was a civil rights activist and died in a car accident in 1970.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1985. It is located at 900 South Troup Street.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Valdosta by Michael O. Holt, Arcadia Publishing, 2011 127 pages pages 92, 93
Categories:
- Education in Lowndes County, Georgia
- High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in Lowndes County, Georgia
- Valdosta, Georgia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- School buildings completed in 1929
- National Register of Historic Places in Lowndes County, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs