Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia)

Douglass School
Location 711 Oakview Ave., Bristol, Virginia
Coordinates 36°36′33″N 82°10′31″W / 36.60917°N 82.17528°W / 36.60917; -82.17528Coordinates: 36°36′33″N 82°10′31″W / 36.60917°N 82.17528°W / 36.60917; -82.17528
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1921 (1921), c. 1929, 1963
NRHP Reference # 04001592[1]
VLR # 102-5021
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 2, 2005
Designated VLR December 1, 2004[2]

Douglass School is a historic school building for African American children located at Bristol, Virginia. The original section was built in 1921, with additions and alterations dating from about 1929 and 1963. It is a two-story, three bay, brick building with a flat roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Susannah Franklin Buss (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglass School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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