Attucks High School

Attucks High School is a former school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, built in 1916. It was Hopkinsville's first public school for black students and was converted to an integrated middle school in 1967,[2] the Attucks Middle School or simply Attucks School,[1] before being shut down in 1988.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1] It is at 712 1st Street.

This article is about the school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. For the school in Indianapolis, see Crispus Attucks High School. For the school in Vinita, Oklahoma, see Attucks School.
Attucks High School
Location712 1st. St., Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Coordinates36°52′08″N 87°28′41″W
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectJohn T. Waller; Forbes Manufacturing Company
Architectural styleRenaissance, 20th Century Modernism
NRHP reference No.12001199[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 2013

The school was built partially from brick reclaimed from a former school, the Clay Street School. It was designed by architect John T. Waller and was built by the Forbes Manufacturing Company in a somewhat Italian Renaissance style, at a cost of $17,640.[4] The listing includes two contributing buildings.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Two Churches and a School Added to the National Register". kaintuckeean.com. February 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. "Crispus Attucks School (4K)". video. 2017.
  4. Peter Brackney (February 1, 2013). "Two Churches and a School Added to the National Register". Kaintuckeean. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.


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