Booker T. Washington High School (London, West Virginia)

Booker T. Washington High School
Location Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60, near London, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°12′4″N 81°22′17″W / 38.20111°N 81.37139°WCoordinates: 38°12′4″N 81°22′17″W / 38.20111°N 81.37139°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1925
Architectural style Moderne
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 99001399[1]
Added to NRHP December 3, 1999

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Katherine Jourdan (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington High School". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.