Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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| Location | 4100 W. Grace St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′17″N 77°29′11″W / 37.5715°N 77.4863°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Charles M. Robinson |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Public Schools of Richmond MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001441[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0431 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1993 |
| Designated VLR | October 20, 1993[2] |
Thomas Jefferson High School is historic high school in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of the Richmond Public Schools. The Art Deco building, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by architect Charles M. Robinson.[1] In his book, The Virginia Landmarks Register, Calder Loth refers to the school as Robinson's "masterpiece" and notes that the structure is "a celebration of education, a building redolent of civic pride."[3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Calder Loth, Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources (1999). The Virginia landmarks register. University Press of Virginia. p. 444. ISBN 9780813918624.