Details for George Washington Carver High School

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507018780

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Marker Number 18780
Atlas Number 5507018780
Marker Title George Washington Carver High School
Index Entry George Washington Carver High School
Address 1602 S. LaSalle
City Navasota
County Grimes
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes African American topics; educational topics
Marker Year 2017
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Southwest of the intersection of S. LaSalle St. and Texas Spur 515
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28" with post
Marker Text Around 1865, reverend J.J. Reinhart established the Navasota Colored School for African American students. After several buildings were destroyed by fire, a brick building was built in 1942. A few years later, the school became officially known as George Washington Carver High School. After Navasota High School fully integrated in 1968, the building served as an elementary and later middle school until 1974. In August 1996, the building reopened as the Carver Learning Center for Alternative Education. In 2008, the school district deeded the building to the school’s alumni association. It now serves as the Carver Community Center for tutorials, summer camps, and other events. (2017)

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