Armstead T. Johnson High School facts for kids
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Armstead T. Johnson High School
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Front and southeastern side
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 Location in Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | 18849 State Route 3, Montross, Virginia |
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| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | C.E Nuchals, Raymond Dowling |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001071 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1998 |
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.
