Nansemond County Training School Explained

Nansemond County Training School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:133-5065
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.6375°N -76.8042°W
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:August 11, 2004
Area:Less than
Mpsub:Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
Refnum:04000847

Nansemond County Training School, also known as Southwestern High School, is a historic Rosenwald School for African-American students located at Suffolk, Virginia. It was built in 1924, and is a one-story building consisting of a central block with a recessed covered porch and flanking wings. It is capped with a tin hipped roof. Also on the property is the contributing cafeteria building that was later used as an extra classroom. It was built to house the first public black high school in Nansemond County, Virginia, and included both the primary and secondary grades. The school closed following the 1969–70 school year.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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: Nansemond County Training School . Mary C. Taylor. April 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos