Booker T. Washington Community Center

Booker T. Washington High School
Northern end and rear of the school
Location 1114 West Johnson Street, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°8′52″N 79°4′53″W / 38.14778°N 79.08139°W / 38.14778; -79.08139Coordinates: 38°8′52″N 79°4′53″W / 38.14778°N 79.08139°W / 38.14778; -79.08139
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1936 (1936)
Architect Raymond V. Long
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference # 14000550[1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 2014

The Booker T. Washington Community Center is a community center at 1114 West Johnson Street in Staunton, Virginia. It is located in the former Booker T. Washington High School for Coloreds, a two-story Art Deco brick building designed by Raymond V. Long and built in 1936. A 1960 addition to the rear of the building has a more Modern treatment. It was the Staunton area's only high school for African-American students for thirty years, and one of its few meeting points for African-American organizations until the city's public facilities were integrated. The school was closed in 1966, and was used by the Staunton Police Department from 1967 to 1986.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Booker T. Washington High School" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
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