William Penn High School (North Carolina) facts for kids
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William Penn High School
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| Location | Washington Dr., High Point, North Carolina |
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| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1910-1911, 1929-1930 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001959 |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1978 |
William Penn High School, also known as High Point Normal & Industrial Institute, is a historic high school for African-American students located at High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The high school building was built in 1910–1911, and enlarged and renovated in 1929–1930. It is a two-story, 12 classroom Colonial Revival style brick building. It has a projecting three-bay entrance pavilion. Two other buildings associated with the High Point Normal & Industrial Institute are on the property. The Institute was established by Quakers in 1891. They were built about 1910 and are a gable end frame structure sheathed in corrugated metal with a distinctive monitor roof and a brick building with a low pitched roof. The school closed in 1968 and was re-opened in 2003 as an arts magnet high school, Penn-Griffin School for the Arts.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Notable alumni
- John Coltrane — jazz saxophonist and composer
- Gwendolyn Ann Magee — African American fiber artist
