Graymont School
National Register of Historic Places

Graymont School

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Listed
August 15, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
07000838

About this property

Graymont Elementary School was first opened in 1908 as a part of the then independent town of Graymont, in Jefferson County, Alabama. It taught elementary students from the local community for 81 years. Graymont Elementary was the first school in the Birmingham system to be integrated. It was constructed in a classical style by William Spink. It later became part of the Birmingham City Schools system. Located at 300 8th Avenue West in what is now the Smithfield neighborhood, it was closed in 1989, after it was determined that the school was redundant to Hill Elementary School nearby. In the mid 1990s, the vacant former school was restored and adapted for the offices of the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO), which operates federally-funded social programs such as pre-kindergarten, adult day care, substance abuse, nutrition, utility assistance, job training, residential weatherization, and family counseling. JCCEO also operates the Arrington Head Start Center, home of Alabama's first public pre-K classroom, from here. In 2007 Graymont Elementary School was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

300 Eighth Ave. W
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
33.51681, -86.84181

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Graymont School listed on the National Register?

Graymont School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Graymont School?

Graymont School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Graymont School?

The period of significance for Graymont School is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1908.

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