National Register of Historic Places

Dillard High School, Old

Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
Listed
February 20, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91000107

About this property

The Old Dillard High School, also known as the Colored School or Walker Elementary, is a historic school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 1001 Northwest 4th Street. The first school building in Broward County for black students (earlier schools had no building), it was built in 1924 by Cayot & Hart and the architect was John Morris Peterman. On February 20, 1991, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest surviving black school in Fort Lauderdale, and is named for black education advocate James H. Dillard. (A small earlier black school, without a dedicated building, opened in 1907.) Its first principal, from 1924 until 1937, was Joseph A. Ely. Clarence C. Walker, Sr. served as principal from 1937 until his death in 1942. The high school grades were moved to a new facility in 1950, and the old building became Dillard Elementary. A new building was constructed for Dillard Elementary, and in 1954 a citizens' committee requested that the old school be named Walker Elementary. In the late 1980s the building was boarded up and slated for demolition, but was saved through community activism.

Location

1001 NW. Fourth St.
Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
26.12565, -80.15496

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When was Dillard High School, Old listed on the National Register?

Dillard High School, Old was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1991.

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Dillard High School, Old is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Dillard High School, Old is recorded as the industrial era.

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