Johnson, Armstead T., High School

0.2 mi. NW of jct. of VA 3 and VA 202, Montross, Virginia. County/parish: Westmoreland.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1998. NRIS 98001071.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • 96-113
  • A. T. Johnson High School

From Wikipedia:

Armstead T. Johnson High School

Armstead T. Johnson High School is a historic high school complex for African-American students located near Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The main building was built in 1937, and is a one-story, U-shaped Colonial Revival style brick building. Contributing structures on the property include the one-story, frame Industrial Arts Building and the one-story, frame Home Economics Cottage. At a time when the state had a policy of legal racial segregation in public schools, this was among the first purpose-built high schools for African Americans on the Northern Neck of Virginia.

The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, is now operated as a museum to preserve the history and legacy of education for African-American students in the Northern Neck, especially in Westmoreland County. It has collections, artifacts, memorabilia, and other materials related to this period.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684122

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