Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Fort Myers, Florida)

The Paul Laurence Dunbar School (also known as the Dunbar Community School) is a historic school in Fort Myers, Florida. It is located at 1857 High Street. On February 24, 1992, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Paul Laurence Dunbar School
LocationFort Myers, Florida
Coordinates26°38′36″N 81°51′7″W / 26.64333°N 81.85194°W / 26.64333; -81.85194
NRHP reference No.92000025[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1992

It opened in 1927 succeeding Williams Academy and served the African American community in the Dunbar neighborhood. James Robert Dixon was its first principal.[2] In 1963 Dunbar High School was built a mile away.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b McCarthy, Kevin M. (July 24, 2019). "African American Sites in Florida". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
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