Architect Calrow, Browne; et al. VLR # 104-5087 Area 2 ha | NRHP Reference # 06000050 Designated VLR December 7, 2005 Added to NRHP 15 February 2006 | |
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Location 233 Fourth St., NW, Charlottesville, Virginia Built 1926 (1926), 1938-39, 1958, 1959 | ||
Jefferson School, Carver Recreation Center, and School Site is a historic high school for African-American students located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in four sections starting in 1926, with additions made in 1938-39, 1958, and 1959. It is a large two-story brick building, and the 1938-1939, two-story, rear addition, was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The school is occupied by the Carver Recreation Center. The property includes the site of the Carver Recreation Center, built in 1894 and demolished in 1959. The school closed in 2002. The building houses the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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