West Point Colored High School

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West Point Colored High School
Location
425 Fifth Street

West Point
,
Clay County
,
Mississippi

United States
Information
Other namesFifth Street School
Northside School

West Point Colored High School is a historic school building and former school for African American students at 425 Fifth Street in West Point, Mississippi. It is listed as a Mississippi Landmark. [1]

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History

It was designed by E L. Malvaney of Jackson, Mississippi and constructed in 1946. [1]

It is documented as also having been known as Fifth Street School and Northside School. [1] After desegregation, it was used as Northside School.

In 2011 and 2016, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded money for roof work at the school building. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fifth Street School (Negro) [Northside School; West Point Colored High School]". www.apps.mdah.ms.gov.
  2. ↑ Source, Custom (December 5, 2016). "Mississippi awards nearly $2M for preservation projects". The Dispatch.
  3. ↑ "MDAH Announces 2011 CHPG Grantees". December 7, 2011.
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