Douglas School, also known as the Douglas Community Learning Center, is a historic school for African-American students located at Winchester, Virginia. It is a central auditorium plan school built in 1927, with funds from the John Handley Endowment. It is a one-story, dark red brick building with a four columned, Classical Revival style entry. Additions to the building were made in 1940, 1951, and 1962. The school served as the only African-American school in the city until 1966, when it was closed after integration of the Winchester schools.[3]
Douglas School | |
 Douglas School, April 2012 | |
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| Location | 598 N. Kent St., Winchester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′33″N 78°09′30″W / 39.1925°N 78.1582°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Long, R.V.; Gardner & Newcome |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000558[1] |
| VLR No. | 138-5002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | September 15, 1999[2] |
Built in 1927 as a "separate but equal" school for African American students but converted to a community center in 1966 after desegregation; may have been named for Frederick Douglass, despite the spelling difference.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Scott Brooks-Miller and Joanna J. Evans (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglas School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Sieff, Kevin (12 December 2010). "Alumni, NAACP in Winchester, Va., fighting over spelling of Douglas School's name". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2012.