Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
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Douglass High School | |
 Douglass High School, August 2008 | |
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| Location | 407 E. Market St., Leesburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°06′34.6″N 77°33′17.47″W / 39.109611°N 77.5548528°W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by | Taylor Manufacturing Co. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Website | www.lcps.org/douglass |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001274[1] |
| VLR No. | 253-0070 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | October 8, 1991[2] |
Douglass High School or Douglass Alternate school was built in 1941 in what was then a rural area just outside Leesburg, Virginia, as the first high school for African-American students in Loudoun County. The school was built on land purchased by the black community for $4,000 and conveyed to the county for $1. It was the only high school for African-American students until the end of segregation in Loudoun County in 1968.
Douglass High School is a one-story brick building, originally of 9,400 square feet (870 m2). The plan is centered on a commons area that functioned as a gymnasium, cafeteria and auditorium, flanked by two classrooms on either side. Large windows light and ventilate the spaces. A large stage area is directly opposite the main entrance, which opens directly into the commons area from a vestibule. Classrooms were added on the rear of the building, followed by a gymnasium in 1960. A vocational wing lies to the west.[3]
