Lafayette Grammar and High School explained

Lafayette Grammar and High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 14, 1982[1]
Designated Other1 Number:122-0043
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:3109 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8769°N -76.2644°W
Built:, 1910
Architect:Hebard, Vance; Lee & Deihl
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:February 10, 1983
Refnum:83003298

Lafayette Grammar and High School, also known as Lafayette I.O.P. Center, is a historic school complex located at Norfolk, Virginia. The grammar school was built in 1905, and is a two-story brick building in the Colonial Revival style. It has a slate covered hipped roof and arched window openings. The high school was built in 1910, and is a two-story brick building connected to the grammar school. The school was abandoned in 1970.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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 Inventory/Nomination: Lafayette Grammar and High School. Robert P. Winthrop. November 1982. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo