Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)

Douglass High School
Douglass High School, August 2008
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia) is located in the United States
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
Location407 E. Market St., Leesburg, Virginia
Coordinates39°06′34.6″N 77°33′17.47″W / 39.109611°N 77.5548528°W / 39.109611; -77.5548528
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1941
Built byTaylor Manufacturing Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Websitewww.lcps.org/douglass
NRHP reference No.92001274[1]
VLR No.253-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1992
Designated VLROctober 8, 1991[2]

Douglass High School or Douglass Alternate school was built in 1941 in what was then a rural area just outside Leesburg, Virginia as the first high school for African-American students in Loudoun County. The school was built on land purchased by the black community for $4,000 and conveyed to the county for $1. It was the only high school for African-American students until the end of segregation in Loudoun County in 1968.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.