Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia)

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Booker T. Washington High School

| nrhp_type =

| image = Booker T. Washington High School 2021a.jpg

| caption = The building in 2021

| location = Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60, near London, West Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|38|12|4|N|81|22|17|W|region:US-WV_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = West Virginia#USA

| built = 1925

| architect OR builder =

| architecture = Moderne

| added = December 3, 1999

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 99001399{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Booker T. Washington High School, also known as Grant Junior High School and Grant Elementary, is a historic high school building located near London, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story, L-shaped wire brick building with a rear section in tile block and brick. It is in the Streamline Moderne style. It was built as a high school for African American children during the period of segregated educational facilities. After desegregation in 1956, it was used as a junior high school, then an elementary school. The school closed in June 1986, and is now used as a community center. It was one of two early high schools for African Americans in Kanawha County.{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Booker-t-washington-high-school.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington High School |date=September 1999|accessdate=2011-08-05 |author=Katherine Jourdan|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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