Nansemond County Training School facts for kids

Nansemond County Training School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the school, while undergoing reconstruction in 2018
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Location	9307 Southwestern Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1924 (1924)
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS	Rosenwald Schools in Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No.	04000847
Quick facts for kids Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 11, 2004

Nansemond County Training School, also known as Southwestern High School, is a historic Rosenwald School for African-American students located at Suffolk, Virginia. It was built in 1924, and is a one-story building consisting of a central block with a recessed covered porch and flanking wings. It is capped with a tin hipped roof. Also on the property is the contributing cafeteria building that was later used as an extra classroom. It was built to house the first public black high school in Nansemond County, Virginia, and included both the primary and secondary grades. The school closed following the 1969–70 school year.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.