Cameron School
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Cameron School | |
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| Location | 1034 First Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Built | 1939-1940 |
| Architect | Henry C. Hibbs |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000180[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2005[2] |
The Cameron School is a historic school building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A school for African American students, it closed after desegregation in 1971.[3]
Built as a project of the Public Works Administration, construction began in 1939 and was completed in 1940.[4] It was designed by architect Henry C. Hibbs in the Gothic Revival architectural style.[2][4] It was named in honor of Henry Alvin Cameron, a science teacher and World War I casualty.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 15, 2005.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Pearl High School, predecessor of Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School and Martin Luther King Magnet at Pearl High School in Nashville
References
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Categories:
- School buildings completed in 1940
- Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee
- Defunct black public schools in the United States that closed when schools were integrated
- Educational institutions established in 1939
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1971
- Gothic Revival architecture in Tennessee
- Historically segregated African-American schools in Tennessee
- Tennessee building and structure stubs