Former New Kent High School

This article is about the historic segregated high schools in New Kent County. For the current high school, see New Kent High School.

New Kent High School; George W. Watkins High School
The old New Kent High School in October 2016
Former New Kent High School is located in Virginia
Former New Kent High School
Former New Kent High School is located in the United States
Former New Kent High School
Location11825 New Kent Hwy,
New Kent, Virginia
Coordinates37°30′57″N 76°58′51″W / 37.5157°N 76.9808°W / 37.5157; -76.9808
Area9 acres
Built1930
NRHP reference No.01001046
VLR No.063-0318
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 2001[2]
Designated NHLAugust 7, 2001[3]
Designated VLRJune 13, 2001[1]

New Kent High School is a historic school in New Kent, Virginia. The school, along with the nearby George W. Watkins Elementary School, is associated with the landmark Supreme Court case Green v. County School Board of New Kent County (1968), in which the court defined what the standards of Brown v. Board of Education were in the desegregation cases. This decision ended the era of Massive Resistance and ushered in the era of integration.

  1. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "New Kent School and George W. Watkins School". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2008.