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39°11′33″N 78°09′30″W / 39.1925°N 78.1582°W / 39.1925; -78.1582
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Not to be confused with Douglass School.
Douglas School
Douglas School, April 2012
Douglas School is located in Virginia
Douglas School
Douglas School is located in the United States
Douglas School
Location598 N. Kent St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°11′33″N 78°09′30″W / 39.1925°N 78.1582°W / 39.1925; -78.1582
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectLong, R.V.; Gardner & Newcome
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference  No. 00000558 [1]
VLR  No.138-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2000
Designated VLRSeptember 15, 1999 [2]

Douglas School, also known as the Douglas Community Learning Center, is a historic school for African-American students located at Winchester, Virginia. It is a central auditorium plan school built in 1927, with funds from the John Handley Endowment. It is a one-story, dark red brick building with a four columned, Classical Revival style entry. Additions to the building were made in 1940, 1951, and 1962. The school served as the only African-American school in the city until 1966, when it was closed after integration of the Winchester schools. [3]

Built in 1927 as a " separate but equal" school for African American students but converted to a community center in 1966 after desegregation; may have been named for Frederick Douglass, despite the spelling difference. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Scott Brooks-Miller and Joanna J. Evans (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglas School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ Sieff, Kevin (12 December 2010). "Alumni, NAACP in Winchester, Va., fighting over spelling of Douglas School's name". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2012.


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