Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia) Explained

Booker T. Washington High School
Location:Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60, near London, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.2011°N -81.3714°W
Built:1925
Architecture:Moderne
Added:December 3, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001399

Booker T. Washington High School, also known as Grant Junior High School and Grant Elementary, is a historic high school building located near London, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story, L-shaped wire brick building with a rear section in tile block and brick. It is in the Streamline Moderne style. It was built as a high school for African American children during the period of segregated educational facilities. After desegregation in 1956, it was used as a junior high school, then an elementary school. The school closed in June 1986, and is now used as a community center. It was one of two early high schools for African Americans in Kanawha County.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington High School . September 1999. 2011-08-05 . Katherine Jourdan. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.