Built 1949 VLR # 048-5007 Opened 1949 Architectural style Modern architecture | NRHP Reference # 06000353 Designated VLR March 8, 2006 Area 3 ha Added to NRHP 1 May 2006 | |
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Location 10139 James Madison Hwy., King George, Virginia Similar Ralph Bunche Park, Ralph J Bunche House, Ralph Johnson Bunche H, Seagram Building, Villa Savoye | ||
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Ralph Bunche High School was a school constructed in 1949 as a result of Civil Action 631 to provide "separate but equal" education for African-American students in King George County, Virginia. The school operated until 1968 when King George High School was completed and the county's schools integrated. The school was named for Ralph Bunche, an African-American educator, diplomat and Nobel Prize winner.
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The building continued to be used for various school uses until 1998, including at times as an elementary school, for several specialized programs, including secondary and pre-school, and for School Board administrative offices and some School Board meetings. Ralphe Bunche High School alumni formed a preservation committee in 1998 after plans to demolish the building were discussed. In August of that year, the King George County School Board approved a resolution to preserve the building allowing it to be registered as a historical site. In May, 2007 the Ralph Bunche Alumni Association unveiled a commemorative plaque to be placed on the building.
Currently the building is used by the King George Sheriff's office for storage. The building is currently on the National Register of Historic Places.