Armstead T. Johnson High School

Armstead T. Johnson High School
Front and southeastern side
Location 18849 State Route 3,
Montross, Virginia
Coordinates 38°4′39″N 76°46′54″W / 38.07750°N 76.78167°W / 38.07750; -76.78167Coordinates: 38°4′39″N 76°46′54″W / 38.07750°N 76.78167°W / 38.07750; -76.78167
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1937 (1937)
Built by C.E Nuchals, Raymond Dowling
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 98001071[1]
VLR # 096-0113
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 14, 1998
Designated VLR June 17, 1998[2]

Armstead T. Johnson High School is a historic high school complex for African-American students located near Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The main building was built in 1937, and is a one-story, "U"-shaped Colonial Revival style brick building. Contributing structures on the property include the one-story, frame Industrial Arts Building and the one-story, frame Home Economics Cottage. It was among the first purpose-built high schools for African Americans on the Northern Neck of Virginia.[3]

The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998,[1] is now a museum.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Betty Bird (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armstead T. Johnson High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
  4. ↑ Armstead Tasker Johnson School, 21stcentury-westmorelandhistory.weebly.com. Accessed July 1, 2018.
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