Washington Magnet Elementary School

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Washington Graded and High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front entrance to the school
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Location	1000 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°46′03″N 78°38′34″W / 35.7675°N 78.6429°W / 35.7675; -78.6429
Area	16.5 acres (6.7 ha)
Built	1923 (1923)-1924
Architect	Christopher Gadson Sayre, W.B. Barrow and Son, et al.
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	04001584
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2005

Washington Magnet Elementary School is a historic school and building located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1923-1924 to serve African-American students in Raleigh and is now a magnet elementary school.

History

From 1924 until 1953, Washington served as the only secondary education institution for black students in Raleigh. This changed with the establishment of John W. Ligon Junior-Senior High School, which assumed that role.

In 1982, Washington became an elementary school involved with the magnet program and Gifted & Talented curriculum.

Washington was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as the Washington Graded and High School. In 2003, it received designation as a Local Historic Site by the City of Raleigh's Historic Preservation Association.

Building

Washington Graded and High School was originally constructed in 1923-1924 as part of the city of Raleigh's plans to expand the education system in order to accommodate increasing numbers of school-aged children. The project was funded by a portion of the money from a million dollar bond issued by the school board on April 4, 1922. At the time of its completion in 1924, The original building is a two-story, brick building with Tudor Revival style design elements. A three-story rear addition was built in 1927, a track in 1942, a gymnasium in 1949, and other additions were made in 1996 and 2000. The building was renovated from 2002-2003.

Notable alumni

John H. Baker Jr., former NFL defensive lineman and long-time Wake County sheriff
Maycie Herrington, history conservator
June Kay Campbell, civil rights activist
Pee Wee Moore, jazz saxophonist
Millie Dunn Veasey, civil rights activist and United States Army veteran

Notable faculty

John W. Ligon, interim principal which John W. Ligon Middle School was named after

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Raleigh Historic Development Commission, "Washington Graded And High School," Raleigh Historic, accessed July 12, 2016
^ "Our History". www.wcpss.net/washingtones. Wake County Public School System. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
Barbee, Jennie M (1943). Historical sketches of the Raleigh Public Schools, 1876-1941-1942. Raleigh, North Carolina: Barbee Pupils' Association.
Cynthia de Miranda and Sarah Woodard (May 2004). "Washington Graded and High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
John Baker Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
"Guide to the Pee Wee Moore Papers, 1945-2009". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
Millie Dunn Veasey, one of the last members of the only all-black, all-women battalion to serve overseas in WWII, passes away at age 100. The Vintage News. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

External links

Official website

Education in Wake County, North Carolina

List of schools in the Wake County Public School System

Public schools

High schools	Apex Apex Friendship Athens Drive Broughton Cary East Wake Enloe Fuquay-Varina Garner Green Hope Green Level Heritage Holly Springs Knightdale Leesville Road Middle Creek Millbrook Panther Creek Rolesville Sanderson Southeast Raleigh South Garner Wakefield Wake Forest Willow Spring
Middle schools	Ligon Others
Elementary schools	Lucille Hunter Washington Others
Charter schools	East Wake Academy Endeavor Charter School Franklin Academy Longleaf School of the Arts Raleigh Charter High School
Other	Governor Morehead School Mary E. Phillips Wake Early College of Health and Sciences Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Private schools

Secular	Cary Academy Hopewell Academy Ravenscroft School Thales Academy
Protestant	Friendship Christian School Grace Christian School Hilltop Christian School Neuse Christian Academy North Raleigh Christian Academy Raleigh Christian Academy St. David's School Saint Mary's School Trinity Academy Wake Christian Academy Word of God Christian Academy
Catholic	Cardinal Gibbons High School Cathedral School St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic School St. Thomas More Academy

Tertiary

Universities	North Carolina State University Meredith College William Peace University Shaw University St. Augustine's University
Community colleges	Wake Technical Community College
Professional schools	Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

See also: Hope and Despair in the American City and The End of Consensus

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