Douglass Junior and Senior High School
Douglass Junior and Senior High School | |
 Douglass Junior and Senior High School, March 2009 | |
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| Location | Tenth Ave. and Bruce St., Huntington, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′52″N 82°25′53″W / 38.41444°N 82.43139°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Bates, Frampton & Bowers |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003091[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1985 |
Douglass Junior and Senior High School is a historic school building located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built in 1924, was the segregation-era high school for African Americans in the city. It is a three story building measuring 113 feet wide and 230 feet long. It is built of red brick, with terra cotta trim, and rests on a concrete foundation. It closed as a school in 1961, but continued to be used as a school for special education until 1981. After that it housed educational offices.[2] It now serves as a community center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Notable alumni
- Hal Greer (1936 - ) - First African American athlete at Marshall University. He was a long time star with the Philadelphia 76ers
- Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) - graduated in 1895, from Douglass High School and later served as the school's principal; predecessor school of Douglass Junior and Senior High School
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Dr. Alan B. Gould (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Douglass Junior and Senior High School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
Categories:
- African-American history of West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia
- Defunct schools in West Virginia
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1961
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1981
- Educational institutions established in 1924
- Former school buildings in the United States
- Historically segregated African-American schools in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1924
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs