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}}
}}
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.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://btwcc.org/ Booker T. Washington Community Center]
- [https://ukvsac-btwcc.org/ UKVSAC at the Booker T. Washington Community Center]
File:Booker T. Washington High School 2021c.jpg
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Category:Defunct schools in West Virginia
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 1956
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 1986
Category:Educational institutions established in 1925
Category:Former school buildings in the United States
Category:Historically segregated African-American schools in West Virginia
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Category:1925 establishments in West Virginia
Category:Schools in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Category:Streamline Moderne architecture in West Virginia
Category:Community centers in West Virginia
Category:School buildings completed in 1925
Category:1986 disestablishments in West Virginia
Category:1956 disestablishments in West Virginia
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