Jefferson School, Carver Recreation Center, and School Site | |
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| Location | 233 Fourth St., NW, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°01′56″N 78°29′13″W / 38.0321°N 78.4870°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1926, 1938-39, 1958, 1959 |
| Architect | Calrow, Browne, and Fitz-Gibbons |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000050[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-5087 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 15, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | December 7, 2005[2] |
The Jefferson School is a historic building in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built to serve as a segregated high school for African-American students. The school, located on Commerce Street in the downtown Starr Hill neighborhood, was built in four sections starting in 1926, with additions made in 1938–39, 1958, and 1959. It is a large two-story brick building, and the 1938–1939, two-story, rear addition, was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA).[3]
This building operated from 1926 to 1951 as Charlottesville's first high school for Black students. In 1951, it became an elementary school for Black students. In 1958, Jefferson School students sought application to local white-only schools, sparking the city government to join the statewide massive resistance movement against school integration. After serving many uses over the following decades, it reopened in 2013[4] as the Jefferson School City Center, a multi-use facility that houses the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, the Carver Recreation Center, and local community organizations.[5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jefferson School, Carver Recreation Center, and School Site" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-19. and Accompanying four photos Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Jefferson School transformed, renewed". The Daily Progress. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "Jefferson City Center: Soul of the City". jeffersonschoolcitycenter.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-18.