Second Black School

Name/Title

Second Black School

Entry/Object ID

IMG1974

Description

Second Black School or Charles Town District Colored School. Located at 830 Martin Luther King Boulevard, this school was built in the 1870s and was the second school for African American students in Charles Town. The school remained in operation until Eagle Avenue School opened in 1897.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Date made

Nov 1978

Place

* Untyped Place

Charles Town, West Virginia

Notes

Date: 1978 November