{"nrhp_refnum":"98001071","name":"Johnson, Armstead T., High School","other_names":["A. T. Johnson High School","96-113"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"0.2 mi. NW of jct. of VA 3 and VA 202","address_restricted":false,"city":"Montross","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"VA","lat":38.07765775100006,"lon":-76.78157015199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Colonial Revival brick high school built in 1937 for African American students, 0.2 miles northwest of Va. Rt. 3 and Va. Rt. 202 in Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia, with two contributing frame outbuildings.","why_significant":"The school was among the first purpose-built high schools for African Americans on Virginia's Northern Neck. It is the most intact early 20th century rural high school in Westmoreland County and was built to State Board of Education plans. The nomination argues it shows the central role schools played for African Americans during segregation (Criterion A).","narrative":"Armstead T. Johnson High School in Montross, Virginia, is a one-story, U-shaped Colonial Revival brick school completed in 1937. It has a central gabled entry with a pedimented surround, Flemish bond brickwork, brick quoins, a standing-seam metal roof and six-over-six windows. Inside, the original plan of classrooms around a multipurpose gymnasium, theater and assembly space remains largely intact, along with the stage and a dedication plaque to Jeanes supervisor Mamie Roane Seldon Jeanes. Behind it stand a frame Home Economics Cottage and an altered Industrial Arts Building, both contributing. A ca. 1964 addition and an early 1950s cafeteria do not contribute. The school was among the first purpose-built high schools for African Americans on the Northern Neck and is the most intact early 20th century rural high school in Westmoreland County. It was listed for its role as a community institution during segregation, when schools offered rural African American families education and a place to gather. Its period of significance runs from 1937 to 1948.","period_of_significance":"1937-1948","architect_builder":"Architect unknown/Builder: C.E. Nuchals, Ravmond Dowling","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both listed as school. The original building keeps its plan and many finishes, though partitions have been added, and a ca. 1964 addition and an early 1950s cafeteria do not contribute.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.287768-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/6841/41684122/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/98001071.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001071/5ecff52a47-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001071/5ecff52a47-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armstead_T._Johnson_High_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armstead_T._Johnson_High_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684122","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstead_T._Johnson_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15188998"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/westmoreland-county/johnson-armstead-t-high-school-98001071/"}