Douglas School

Not to be confused with Douglass School.

Douglas School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Douglas School, April 2012
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Location	598 N. Kent St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates	39°11′33″N78°09′30″W / 39.1925°N 78.1582°W / 39.1925; -78.1582
Area	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)
Architect	Long, R.V.; Gardner & Newcome
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	00000558 [1]
VLR No.	138-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 26, 2000
Designated VLR	September 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. "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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 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 (December 12, 2010). "Alumni, NAACP in Winchester, Va., fighting over spelling of Douglas School's name". Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2012.