Atkins High School (North Carolina)
Atkins High School (former) | |
Location | 1215 N. Cameron Ave., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°06′39″N 80°13′17″W / 36.11083°N 80.22139°W |
Area | 15.1 acres (6.1 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Macklin, Harold; et al. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 99001618[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 1999 |
Atkins High School located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, was dedicated on April 2, 1931, as a facility for African American students. The building, equipment and grounds were valued at that time at $400,000. This was paid primarily by the city, with a grant of $50,000 from the Rosenwald Fund.[2]
History
Dr. Simon Green Atkins came to Winston-Salem from
Julius Rosenwald was a president of Sears Roebuck who was noted for supporting black schools throughout the south. The first principal was John Carter, who had previously been a professor at Winston-Salem Teacher's College. He continued as principal until 1959. The school curriculum included both an academic track for those students intending to go on to college, and a vocational track for those intending to start work immediately. Atkins served as a high school until 1971, when it then converted into a junior high school.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
The Atkins name was transferred to the Simon G. Atkins Academic & Technology High School in September 2005, which opened at a different school building. The site of the former Atkins High School is now the Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy.
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2021) |
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- Hannah Atkins — member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1968 to 1980, and the first African-American woman elected to it[4]
- William Bell — served as mayor of Durham, North Carolina[5]
- Carl Eller — NFL defensive end, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- NBAplayer
- Happy Hairston — NBA player
- Ike Hill — NFL defensive back[6]
- Lawrence Joel — United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Willie Porter — professional basketball player[7]
- Togo D. West, Jr. — American attorney and public official
- Nadine Winter — community activist and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C.
- Larry W. Womble — member of the North Carolina General Assembly
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Landon Edmunds Oppermann (April 1998). "Atkins High School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Timeline of Atkins High School. Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Black Then | Hannah Atkins: First Black Woman Elected To The Oklahoma House Of Representatives. blackthen.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ City of Durham, North Carolina (2007). "Durham, North Carolina Mayor's Office". City of Durham, North Carolina. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ^ Ike Hill Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Willie Porter Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2020.