Washington, Booker T., High School
National Register of Historic Places

Washington, Booker T., High School

Staunton (Independent City), Staunton County, Virginia
Listed
September 2, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
14000550

About this property

The Booker T. Washington Community Center is a community center at 1114 West Johnson Street in Staunton, Virginia. It is located in the former Booker T. Washington High School for Coloreds, a two-story Art Deco brick building designed by Raymond V. Long and built in 1936. A 1960 addition to the rear of the building has a more Modern treatment. It was the Staunton area's only high school for African-American students for thirty years, and one of its few meeting points for African-American organizations until the city's public facilities were integrated. The school was closed in 1966, and was used by the Staunton Police Department from 1967 to 1986. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Location

1114 W. Johnson St.
Staunton (Independent City), Staunton County, Virginia
38.14728, -79.08164

Categories

EDUCATIONETHNIC HERITAGEBLACKSOCIAL HISTORYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Washington, Booker T., High School listed on the National Register?

Washington, Booker T., High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 2014.

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Washington, Booker T., High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Washington, Booker T., High School is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1114.

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