Thomas Jefferson High School (Richmond, Virginia)

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Thomas Jefferson High School

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = October 20, 1993{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=19 March 2013}}

| designated_other1_number = 127-0431

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Thomas Jefferson High School, Richmond, VA.jpg

| caption =

| location = 4100 W. Grace St.,
Richmond, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|37.5715|-77.4863|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Virginia#USA

| built = 1929

| architect = Charles M. Robinson

| architecture = Art Deco

| added = December 23, 1993

| area = {{convert|12|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500685|title=Public Schools of Richmond MPS}}

| refnum = 93001441{{NRISref|version=2009a}}

}}

Thomas Jefferson High School is a historic high school in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of the Richmond Public Schools. The Art Deco building, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by architect Charles M. Robinson. In his book, The Virginia Landmarks Register, Calder Loth refers to the school as Robinson's "masterpiece" and notes that the structure is "a celebration of education, a building redolent of civic pride."{{cite book|title=The Virginia landmarks register|author=Calder Loth, Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources|page=444|year=1999|publisher=University Press of Virginia|isbn=9780813918624|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJa_64aH1iMC}}

Notable alumni

  • H. Coleman McGehee Jr. (1923–2013), lawyer and Episcopal bishop{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-h-c-mcgehee-j/166408179/ |title=H. C. McGehee, Jr., is Named Assistant Attorney-General |date=1951-12-04 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2025-02-22}}{{Open access}}
  • Kendrick Warren, college and professional basketball player{{cite news|url=https://tjhsvikingsathletics.com/teams/3822169/boys/basketball/varsity|title=Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Kendrick Warren|website=tjhsvikingsathletics.com|access-date=2025-03-14}}

References

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