Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia) Explained

Douglass School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 1, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:102-5021
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.6092°N -82.1753°W
Built:, c. 1929, 1963
Added:February 2, 2005
Refnum:04001592

Douglass School is a historic school building for African-American children in Bristol, Virginia. The original section was built in 1921, with additions and alterations from about 1929 and 1963. It is a two-story, three-bay brick building with a flat roof.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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: Douglass School. Susannah Franklin Buss. n.d.. and Accompanying photo