Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School
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Peabody Building of the Peabody-Williams School is a historic school building located in Petersburg, Virginia
. The structure opened in 1920 as a public high school for African American students in Petersburg's segregated public school system. The building was designed by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson
. It is a two-story, red brick building that was originally part of a campus that included a junior high school and an elementary school. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
. The structure opened in 1920 as a public high school for African American students in Petersburg's segregated public school system. The building was designed by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson
Charles M. Robinson
Charles Morrison Robinson , most commonly known as Charles M. Robinson, was an American architect. He worked in Altoona and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1889 to 1906 and in Richmond, Virginia from 1906 until the time of his death in 1932...
. It is a two-story, red brick building that was originally part of a campus that included a junior high school and an elementary school. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.