James Blair Junior High School

James Blair Junior High School
Location 730 Spotswood Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°52′5″N 76°17′49″W / 36.86806°N 76.29694°W / 36.86806; -76.29694Coordinates: 36°52′5″N 76°17′49″W / 36.86806°N 76.29694°W / 36.86806; -76.29694
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1921 (1921)
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference # 00000068[1]
Added to NRHP February 4, 2000

The James Blair Middle School, formerly the James Blair Junior High School is a historic school building at 730 Spotswood Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Its original main block is a three-story brick building with limestone trim, and Beaux Arts styling. Built in 1922 to a design by the local architectural firm of Calrow, Wrenn, and Tazewell, it was the first junior high school to be built by the city school administration. The school is named for James Blair, one of the founders of Virginia's College of William and Mary, and was converted to a middle school in the 1980s.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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 James Blair Junior High School" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-27.


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