George Washington Carver High School (Navasota, Texas)

George Washington Carver High School was a public secondary school in Navasota, Texas. It served as the high school for black students beginning around 1870 and ending in 1968, when the schools were integrated. In 2008 the buildings were repurposed as the Carver Community Center and are owned by the Navasota George Washington Carver Alumni Association.[1]

George Washington Carver High School
Location
1602 South LaSalle

Navasota
,
Texas

U.S.
Information
Former nameNavasota Colored School
TypePublic

History

In 1870, hotelier Ira Malcom Camp donated property for a one-room school house for African-American children, which was built in 1875. In 1895, J.J. Reinhardt founded the Navasota Colored School on the same location. The last class graduated in 1968,[2] The school burned in 1910. In 1928 a new structure was built near the fire station. In 1942, several buildings were added and the school was rechristened George Washington Carver High School, and the older building were then used for the elementary aged students.[3] In 1968, when federally mandated integration required the district to merge with the Navasota Independent School District and the students were rezoned to attend Navasota High School.[4] Carver High housed 7th and 8th grade students until the mid 1970s. In 2008 they became the George Washington Carver Community Center.

In 2018 the Texas Historical Association commemorated the school with a historical marker.[5][6]

References
  1. Mosely, Beverly. "History is made by Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers CBO". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. "About". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. Montgomery, Robin; Montgomery, Joy (2012). Navasota. p. 61.
  4. Richardson, Deborah (27 June 2018). "Carver reunion honors past, plans future". Navasota Examiner. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. "Navasota Historical Marker Dedication". 8 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. "G.W. CARVER HIGH SCHOOL IN NAVASOTA RECEIVING HISTORICAL MARKER". 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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