Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia)

Booker T. Washington High School, also known as Grant Junior High School and Grant Elementary, is a historic high school building located near London, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story, L-shaped wire brick building with a rear section in tile block and brick. It is in the Streamline Moderne style. It was built as a high school for African American children during the period of segregated educational facilities. After desegregation in 1956, it was used as a junior high school, then an elementary school. The school closed in June 1986, and is now used as a community center. It was one of two early high schools for African Americans in Kanawha County.[2]

Booker T. Washington High School
The building in 2021
Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia)
Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia) is located in the United States
Booker T. Washington High School (West Virginia)
LocationWyatt St. off U.S. Route 60, near London, West Virginia
Coordinates38°12′4″N 81°22′17″W / 38.20111°N 81.37139°W / 38.20111; -81.37139
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.99001399[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Katherine Jourdan (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington High School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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Another view of the building in 2021