Brumfield High School , formerly G. W. Brumfield School , was a segregated public high school for African American students built in 1925 and closed in 1990; located in Natchez , Mississippi.
6-422: It has been listed as a Mississippi Landmark since January 7, 1993; and as a National Register of Historic Place for architecture, education, and cultural heritage since October 21, 1993. The first African American public school in the city of Natchez was Union School , built in 1871. However Union School (K-12 public school) only had 13 rooms and could not accommodate the demand. By 1925, Brumfield High School
12-485: Is a building officially nominated by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and approved by each county's chancery clerk. The Mississippi Landmark designation is the highest form of recognition bestowed on properties by the state of Mississippi, and designated properties are protected from changes that may alter the property's historic character. Currently there are 890 designated landmarks in
18-566: The classroom-level, with white students and white teachers in one room versus black students with a black teachers in another. The school was closed in 1990, and the city invested one million dollars into converting the former school campus into apartments for welfare recipients, the Brumfield School Apartments. [REDACTED] Media related to Brumfield High School (Natchez, Mississippi) at Wikimedia Commons List of Mississippi Landmarks A Mississippi Landmark
24-585: The state. Mississippi Landmarks are spread out between eighty-one of Mississippi's eighty-two counties; only Issaquena County has no such landmarks. In October 2011, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History removed the .pdf listing from its website , adding a searchable database that is kept up-to-date as new landmarks are designated. This database contains information about many historic buildings in Mississippi, but to return
30-527: Was George Washington Brumfield (1866–1927) who had taught classes at the Union School and served as a principal, after his arrival to Natchez in the 1890s. Brumfield was also the Sunday school teacher at Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Zion Chapel AME Church ), located near the campus. In 1935, the graduating class was 40 students. In 1970, Brumfield School remained racially segregated at
36-407: Was opened to alleviate the overcrowding issues. Natchez High School (at 64 Homochitto Street, a former location) was built a few years after Brumfield School in 1927, and was specifically designed as a public high school for white students-only. The Brumfield High School was a two-story brick brick building designed by architect William Steintenroth in a Classical Revival style. The school namesake
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