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March 31, 2008

from on and inside Booker T. Washington

A set of photos from in/on the soon-to-be-renovated (Booker T.) Washington School (at the corner of First & Leigh Streets)…


Some history of the school from the RPS site:

Named for Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), the noted colored educator and author, this building was known as Leigh School until June 1909, when its pupils were transferred to Richmond High School. In September, the building was reopened as a colored school to replace the condemned Richmond Colored (High &) Normal School at 12 th & Leigh Streets; at that time it became Armstrong High School.

The annual report for 1919-20, referring to Armstrong, noted: “A five-room annex will be completed this summer.” An addition was built in 1923.

After Armstrong High School moved into its new building at Prentis & Leigh Streets (1923), an elementary school operated once again from this location under the name of Booker T. Washington. As the enrollment grew, eventually only the sixth and seventh grades were housed th ere. From 1955-61, Booker T. Washington operated as part of Benjamin Graves Junior High School, after which the building was used for special education classes until 1968. Kate J. Cooke School for Negro Boys was housed at Booker T. Washington (1954-63); also the Richmond Trades Training Center (1968-73).

Booker T. Washington was declared surplus to the City, September 20, 1973.

Enrollment: 1923-1924 373
1954-1955 424 (grades 6-7)

Architect: 1923 Charles M. Robinson

Cost: 1923 $74,760

Principals: 1923-1924 George F. Bennett
1924-1925 Vernon Jones
1925-1943 Clyde Busby
1943-1955 Sylvester C. Booker
1955-1961 (See Graves)
1961-1968 Murrell Hampton Winfree (Head Teacher 1961-62)

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2 Responses to “from on and inside Booker T. Washington”

  1. posted by Paul at April 4, 2008 12:05 am :

    I often go by this site. My favorite frisbee field is just down the street.

  2. posted by Carver & Jackson Ward News » kick-off ceremony tomorrow @ B.T.Washington - Richmond, Virginia at July 10, 2008 2:13 pm :

    [...] it to the Richmond Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. until 2003 when it was vacated and fell into disrepair. Posted by john_m at 2:12PM under RVANews-entertainment, redevelopment | Tags: Booker T. [...]

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