Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School

Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School
Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School, Jones St. Petersburg, next to new Peabody Middle School
Location Jones St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′23″N 77°24′25″W / 37.22306°N 77.40694°W / 37.22306; -77.40694Coordinates: 37°13′23″N 77°24′25″W / 37.22306°N 77.40694°W / 37.22306; -77.40694
Area less than one acre
Built 1920
Architect Charles M. Robinson
NRHP Reference # 00000891 [1]
VLR # 123-5019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 2, 2000
Designated VLR June 14, 2000[2]

Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School is a historic school building located in Petersburg, Virginia. The structure opened in 1920 as a public high school for African American students in Petersburg's segregated public school system. The building was designed by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson. It is a two-story, red brick building that was originally part of a campus that included a junior high school and an elementary school.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, but is now closed.[1] A new middle school was built adjacent to it, and remains in use.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Ashley M. Neville (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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