English Avenue School
English Avenue School | |
 The building in 2012 | |
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| Location | 627 English Avenue NW Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′18″N 84°24′46″W / 33.77167°N 84.41278°W |
| Built | 1910 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100005101 |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 2020 |
The English Avenue School is an historic school building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Located in the city's English Avenue neighborhood, the school was built in 1910 and operated until 1995. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.
History
The
bombing after the school's auditorium had been used for a prayer meeting prior to an anti-segregation protest the previous day.[3] The event has been called "one of the worst racially motivated bombings in the city of Atlanta."[2] The school closed in 1995.[1][3]
Since the school's closing, the building has remained unoccupied.community center.[3] On March 23, 2020, the building was property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Notable alumni
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "English Avenue school". Atlanta Preservation Center. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "English Avenue School Listed in the National Register of Historic Places". Georgia Historic Preservation Division. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c Kueppers, Courtney (March 30, 2020). "One of Atlanta's oldest schools added to National Register of Historic Places". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Habersham, Raisa (April 14, 2020). "Atlanta school listed on National Registry of Historic Places". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved August 20, 2020.