Hayden High School (Franklin, Virginia) Explained

Hayden High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 13, 2012[1]
Designated Other1 Number:145-5012
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:610-678 Oak St., Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates:36.6678°N -76.9267°W
Built:-1953, 1969
Architect:Dixon, Washington Irving (W. I.)
Builder:Silas S. Kea & Sons
Added:February 5, 2013
Refnum:12001268[2]

Hayden High School is a historic high school complex for African-American students located in Franklin, Virginia. The main building was completed in 1953 and is a two-story, "L"-plan brick-clad building with two smaller one-story additions. Associated with the main school are two 1969 one-story classroom buildings situated behind the school. Hayden High School is an important site in the fight over both equalization and desegregation of public schools. The school was closed in the 1980s, after housing a middle school.[3]

The school was named for educator Della Irving Hayden (1851-1924), founder of the Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-02-15. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. 2014-02-04. 2014-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202144919/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130215.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hayden High School. Marcus R. Pollard. July 2012. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
  4. Stephen H. Cowles, "Della Irving Hayden: Educator Taught, Inspired Thousands of Students" Progress 2016 (February 27, 2016): 28-29.