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Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°36′33″N 82°10′31″W / 36.60917°N 82.17528°W / 36.60917; -82.17528
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Douglass School
Front of the school in 2017
Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia)
Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia) is located in the United States
Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia)
Location711 Oakview Ave., Bristol, Virginia
Coordinates36°36′33″N 82°10′31″W / 36.60917°N 82.17528°W / 36.60917; -82.17528
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1921 (1921), c. 1929, 1963
NRHP reference No.04001592[1]
VLR No.102-5021
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2005
Designated VLRDecember 1, 2004[2]

Douglass School is a historic school building for African-American children in Bristol, Virginia. The original section was built in 1921, with additions and alterations from about 1929 and 1963. It is a two-story, three-bay brick building with a flat roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Susannah Franklin Buss (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglass School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo