Lakeland High School (Maryland)

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Lakeland High School was a high school for black children in the Lakeland community of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, now a part of College Park. It was the second high school for black children in the county. The building is currently used as a church.[1]

History

After Lakeland and other area communities asked for a high school for black students, Lakeland High opened in 1928.[2] It became one of two senior high schools in Prince George's County for black people, the other being Frederick Douglass High School, then in Upper Marlboro.[3] The first principal was Edgar A. Smith, who also taught classes there; he finished his master's degree at Temple University at the same time.[4] 45 students were initially in the student body.[5]

The architect firm, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, was Linthicum and Linthicum. $1,700 of Lakeland High's financing came from the Rosenwald Fund,[1] and Lakeland therefore was a Rosenwald School.[6] In addition, the area black residents raised $1,500 for the school's construction. $18,400 of government money was the remainder used to construct the school, meaning it was built for a total of $21,600. Lakeland, on 4 acres (1.6 ha) of land,[1] was in proximity to railways and was centrally located, so the Prince George's school board selected it as a high school site.[2]

Communities in its attendance boundary included Lakeland, Beltsville, Hyattsville, Laurel, Muirkirk, and North Brentwood. Lakeland became a part of the City of College Park in 1945.[5] By the 1940s Laurel and Mount Rainier, along with other communities, were served by Lakeland High's bus service, and the Highland Park area was added to the bus service in 1946.[7]

In 1950, Lakeland High was replaced by Fairmont Heights High School near Fairmount Heights.[8] In turn Lakeland Elementary School moved into the former high school building.[9] The building also served as a junior high school and special education center. PGCPS stopped using it as a school in 1983. As of 2012 a church uses the building.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d African-American Historic and Cultural Resources in Prince Georges County, Maryland . Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, February 2012. p. 67 (PDF p. 16/152). Also available on Issuu, on document page 71.
  2. ^ a b Lakeland Community Heritage Project Inc. Lakeland: African Americans in College Park. Arcadia Publishing, September 18, 2012. ISBN 1439622744, 9781439622742. Google Books PT32.
  3. ^ Meyer, Eugene K. (2000-09-28). "Douglass High: A School of Their Own". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. ^ Lakeland Community Heritage Project Inc. Lakeland: African Americans in College Park. Arcadia Publishing, September 18, 2012. ISBN 1439622744, 9781439622742. Google Books PT34.
  5. ^ a b African-American Historic and Cultural Resources in Prince Georges County, Maryland . Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, February 2012. p. 63 (document page 67). Retrieved on September 6, 2018. Also available on Issuu, on document page 67.
  6. ^ Lakeland Community Heritage Project Inc. Lakeland: African Americans in College Park. Arcadia Publishing, September 18, 2012. ISBN 1439622744, 9781439622742. Google Books PT31-PT32.
  7. ^ Lakeland Community Heritage Project Inc. Lakeland: African Americans in College Park. Arcadia Publishing, September 18, 2012. ISBN 1439622744, 9781439622742. Google Books PT37.
  8. ^ "Fairmont Heights High School History". Fairmont Heights High School. 2018-09-04. Archived from the original on 2005-10-04. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  9. ^ African-American Historic and Cultural Resources in Prince Georges County, Maryland . The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, February 2012. p. 66 (PDF p. 15/152). Also available on Issuu, on document page 70.


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