Peake High School

The Peake High School is a historic school building at 1600 Caddo Street in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. This H-shaped single-story brick building was built in 1929 with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund on land given by J. Ed Peake, a school principal for whom the school was named. The building was used as a high school for African Americans until 1960, when a new building was constructed adjacent to this one, which was converted to an elementary school. The city's public schools were integrated in 1969. The school housed the city's Head Start Program from 1984 to 2001. It is the only surviving Rosenwald school in the county.[2]

Another view, showing the side of the building

Peake High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1600 Caddo St., Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°7′17″N 93°4′3″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928 (1928)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	04001499[1]
Added to NRHP	January 19, 2005

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Peake High School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-07.