Cameron School

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Cameron School
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The Cameron School in 2010
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Location1034 First Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates 36°08′55″N86°45′51″W / 36.1487°N 86.7642°W / 36.1487; -86.7642
Built1939-1940
Architect Henry C. Hibbs
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 05000180 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005 [2]

The Cameron School is a historic school building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was a school for African American students and was closed after desegregation in 1971. [3] Construction began in 1939, and it was completed in 1940. [4] It was built as a project of the Public Works Administration. [4] It was designed by architect Henry C. Hibbs in the Gothic Revival architectural style. [2] [4] It was named in honor of Henry Alvin Cameron, a science teacher and World War I casualty. [4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 15, 2005. [2]

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  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cameron School". National Park Service. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/2021/10/24/with-all-deliberate-speed-the-desegregation-of-cameron-high-school/
  4. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cameron School". National Park Service. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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