Former Washington High School
About
The former Washington High School stands on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, and it was the first public high school for African Americans in the city. It remained the only one until 1953, and its graduates include many people who went on to shape Raleigh’s African American community.
The brick building went up in the 1920s in a Jacobean style, with stone and glazed terra cotta trim. C.A. Gadsden Sayre drew the design, and later work added to the original in the decades that followed. It is also known as Washington Graded and High School.
What to know
- Construction and later additions are dated to 1923-1924, 1927, 1948-1950 and 1996.
- The building is a designated Raleigh landmark with its own ordinance and report.
- It appears on the Historic Capital City Trail and an African American Landmarks tour.
- The Raleigh Historic Development Commission documents the site and its photographs.
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