Wiley H. Bates High School
Historic school in Maryland, USA
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Wiley H. Bates High School was a historic black school building in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It was completed in 1932, and replaced the original Annapolis Colored High School.[2] The school building was named after Wiley H. Bates, a prominent African-American businessman and community leader whose financial donations enabled the school to be built.[3] The name of the school lives on in Wiley H. Bates Middle School, while the original building has been turned into a retirement home combined community center.[4]
Wiley H. Bates High School | |
Wiley H. Bates High School, July 2009 | |
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| Location | 1029 Smithville Street, Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′28″N 76°30′44″W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Buckler & Fenhagen; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001267[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 26, 1994 |
Architecture
The original portion of the building is a flat-roofed, two-story building of brick and masonry bearing walls and wood frame floor and roof structure in Colonial Revival style.[2] First-floor classrooms were added to both the north and south sections in 1937, and second-floor classrooms were added in 1945. Additional teaching facilities were added in 1950,[2] in a simplified International or Modern style.
The site is now known as Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park. The building has been repurposed into 71 senior housing units, a senior center, a boys and girls club, and a museum dedicated to Annapolis merchant and civic leader Wiley H. Bates.[5]
Wiley H. Bates High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
School
| Wiley H. Bates High School | |
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| Other name | Bates Junior High School (until 1981) |
| Type | Public, segregated |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Closed | 1981 |
| Last updated: 30 December 2017 or December 30, 2017 --> | |
Prior to desegregation, Bates was the only public school in the county that African-American students could attend for a secondary level education.[6] In 1966, Annapolis schools were integrated by court order, the upper grades moved to Annapolis High School, and Bates continued as one of the city's two integrated junior high schools.[7] In 1981, a new high school was constructed and Bates left its original building and moved into part of the old high school campus. Since 1990, it has been called Bates Middle School.