Armstead T. Johnson High School | |
 Front and southeastern side | |
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| Location | 18849 State Route 3, Montross, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°4′39″N76°46′54″W / 38.07750°N 76.78167°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | C.E Nuchals, Raymond Dowling |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001071 [1] |
| VLR No. | 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. At a time when the state had a policy of legal racial segregation in public schools, this 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 operated as a museum to preserve the history and legacy of education for African-American students in the Northern Neck, especially in Westmoreland County. It has collections, artifacts, memorabilia, and other materials related to this period. [4]
