Hayden High School (Franklin, Virginia)

Hayden High School is a historic high school complex for African-American students located at Franklin, Virginia. The main building was completed in 1953, and is a two-story, "L"-plan brick clad building with two smaller one-story additions. Associated with the main school are two 1969 one-story classroom buildings situated behind the school. Hayden High School is an important site in the fight over both equalization and desegregation of public schools. The school closed in the 1980s, after housing a middle school.[3]

Hayden High School
Hayden High School during the 1950s.
Location610-678 Oak St., Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates36°40′04″N 76°55′36″W
Area5.873 acres (2.377 ha)
Built1952 (1952)-1953, 1969
Built bySilas S. Kea & Sons
ArchitectDixon, Washington Irving (W. I.)
NRHP reference No.12001268[1]
VLR No.145-5012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2013
Designated VLRDecember 13, 2012[2]

The school was named for educator Della Irving Hayden (1851-1924), founder of the Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. 2013-02-15.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Marcus R. Pollard (July 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hayden High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
  4. Stephen H. Cowles, "Della Irving Hayden: Educator Taught, Inspired Thousands of Students" Progress 2016 (February 27, 2016): 28-29.


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