Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, South Carolina)
Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium | |
Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium building (2020) | |
Location in South Carolina | |
| Location | 1400 Wheat Street, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′35″N 81°01′31″W / 33.99306°N 81.02528°W |
| Area | 1.05 acres (0.42 ha) |
| Architect | James Burwell Urquhart C. Heslep Company |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| MPS | Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003059[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 2018 |
Booker T. Washington High School was a segregated high school for African American students founded in 1916 in Columbia, South Carolina.[2][3][4] It closed in 1974.[2] The former school's auditorium is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2018.[5][6][7]
History
The Booker T. Washington High School was founded in 1916, was the second segregated school for African American students.[7]
The Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium building is two-story brick building constructed in 1956 in the International Style.[7] The auditorium building housed an auditorium as well as classrooms for the vocational and performing arts.[7]
The other Booker T. Washington High School buildings were removed in 1974, when the campus was purchased by the University of South Carolina.[7]
Legacy
The University of South Carolina's 'Museum of Education' hosts a web exhibition on the high school and its participation in a 1940 Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools for Negroes’ Secondary School Study.[8]
Educational historian Anthony L. Edwards has written about the school and its history and conducted interviews as part of his research.[9] The Booker T. Washington High School Foundation was established to preserve and celebrate the school's heritage and legacy.[10]
Alumni
- Fannie Phelps Adams (1917–2016)[11]
- Ethel Martin Bolden (1918–2002)[12]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Booker T. Washington High School". KnowItAll.org. South Carolina ETV Commission.
- ^ "SC Historic Properties Record : National Register Listing : Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium [S10817740167]". schpr.sc.gov.
- ^ "Gone but not Forgotten: Booker T. Washington High School, 1916-1974". Ashley N. Bouknight. May 19, 2015 – via WordPress.
- ^ Ward, Carol J.G. (April 9, 2020). "Popular UofSC civil rights exhibit will have a permanent home". University of South Carolina.
- ^ "Washington. Booker T., High School Auditorium". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
- ^ a b c d e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington. Booker T., High School Auditorium". National Park Service. 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2026. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Booker T. Washington High School, Columbia, South Carolina". USC: Museum of Education. University of South Carolina.
- ^ Edwards, Anthony L. (March 1998). Booker T. Washington High School (1916-1974): Voices of Remembrance (PDF).
- ^ "Home". Booker T. Washington High School Foundation.
- ^ Click, Carolyn (October 6, 2009). "Celebrating achievements: 'We taught the whole child at Booker'". The State. p. 4, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collection: Ethel Evangeline Martin Bolden papers". ArchivesSpace Public Interface. Retrieved February 4, 2026.