Cocoa Junior High School

307 Blake Ave., Cocoa, Florida. County/parish: Brevard.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 03, 2019. NRIS 100003581.

Part of Florida's Historic Black Public Schools MPS (NRIS 64500852).

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

• BR00278
• BR278
• Brevard County Board of Public Instruction School #102
• Harry T. Moore Center
• Leon and Jewel Collins Museum of African American History and Culture at the Harry T. Moore Center
• Monroe High School

From Wikipedia:

Cocoa Junior High School

Cocoa Junior High School is a historic school building in Cocoa, Florida (Brevard County). Built in 1923-24, it is one of the oldest remaining Rosenwald Schools in Florida. After the school closed in 1954, the building served as a community center and later as an African-American history museum.

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