Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia)
Douglass School | |
 Front of the school in 2017 | |
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| Location | 711 Oakview Ave., Bristol, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°36′33″N 82°10′31″W / 36.60917°N 82.17528°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1921, c. 1929, 1963 |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001592[1] |
| VLR No. | 102-5021 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 2004[2] |
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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Susannah Franklin Buss (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglass School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- African-American history of Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1921
- National Register of Historic Places in Bristol, Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Bristol, Virginia
- 1921 establishments in Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs