Armstead T. Johnson High School Explained

Armstead T. Johnson High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 17, 1998[1]
Designated Other1 Number:096-0113
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:18849 State Route 3,
Montross, Virginia
Coordinates:38.0775°N -76.7817°W
Builder:C.E Nuchals, Raymond Dowling
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:August 14, 1998
Refnum:98001071

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.[2]

The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, 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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armstead T. Johnson High School. Betty Bird. December 1997. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
  3. http://21stcentury-westmorelandhistory.weebly.com/armstead-tasker-johnson-school.html Armstead Tasker Johnson School