Hayden High School (Franklin, Virginia)

Hayden High School

Hayden High School during the 1950's.
Location 610-678 Oak St., Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates 36°40′04″N 76°55′36″W / 36.66778°N 76.92667°W / 36.66778; -76.92667Coordinates: 36°40′04″N 76°55′36″W / 36.66778°N 76.92667°W / 36.66778; -76.92667
Area 5.873 acres (2.377 ha)
Built 1952 (1952)-1953, 1969
Built by Silas S. Kea & Sons
Architect Dixon, Washington Irving (W. I.)
NRHP Reference # 12001268[1]
VLR # 145-5012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 5, 2013
Designated VLR December 13, 2012[2]

Hayden High School is a historic high school complex for African-American students located at Franklin, Virginia. The main building was completed in 1953, and is a two-story, "L"-plan brick clad building with two smaller one-story additions. Associated with the main school are two 1969 one-story classroom buildings situated behind the school. Hayden High School is an important site in the fight over both equalization and desegregation of public schools. The school closed in the 1980s, after housing a middle school.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. 2013-02-15.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Marcus R. Pollard (July 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hayden High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos


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