Armstrong Elementary School (Lynchburg, Virginia)

Armstrong Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Armstrong Elementary School, November 2012
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Location	1721 Monsview Pl., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°25′47″N79°9′38″W / 37.42972°N 79.16056°W / 37.42972; -79.16056
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1954 (1954)
Architect	Wickline, David Porter, Jr.
Architectural style	Moderne
NRHP reference No.	12000542 [1]
VLR No.	118-5220
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 22, 2012
Designated VLR	June 21, 2012 [2]

Armstrong Elementary School is a historic elementary school for African-American students located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It opened in 1954, and consists of five sections: the two-story, 12-bay long, brick veneer classroom block; the shorter, rectangular-shaped cafetorium (combination cafeteria and auditorium) on the northeast end of the classroom block with a smaller kitchen wing; a large rectangular gymnasium on the rear; and the adjacent small boiler room. It is in the Streamline Moderne style. The property includes the site of the original school that was demolished in 1959. It was built as an equalization school prior to the Brown v. Board of Education decision that struck down racial segregation in public schools. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. August 31, 2012.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
3. Ashley Neville & John Salmon (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armstrong Elementary School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying seven photos