Douglass Junior and Senior High School
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Douglass Junior and Senior High School
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Douglass Junior and Senior High School, March 2009
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| Location | Tenth Ave. and Bruce St., Huntington, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′52″N 82°25′53″W / 38.41444°N 82.43139°WCoordinates: 38°24′52″N 82°25′53″W / 38.41444°N 82.43139°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Bates, Frampton & Bowers |
| NRHP Reference # | 85003091 |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1985 |
Douglass Junior and Senior High School is a historic school building located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built in 1924, was the segregation-era high school for African Americans in the city. It is a three story building measuring 113 feet wide and 230 feet long. It is built of red brick, with terra cotta trim, and rests on a concrete foundation. It closed as a school in 1961, but continued to be used as a school for special education until 1981. After that it housed educational offices. It now serves as a community center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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