Walker-Grant School

Gunnery Rd., bet. Dunmore and Ferdinand Sts., Fredericksburg (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Fredericksburg.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 30, 1998. NRIS 98001311.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • 111-145
  • Fredericksburg Colored School

From Wikipedia:

Walker–Grant School

Walker–Grant School is a historic school in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school was built in 1938 and was the first publicly supported black high school in Fredericksburg. The school was named for Joseph Walker (born 1854) and Jason Grant (1861–1951) who worked to establish the school. The Art Deco designed school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 1998.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680871

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