Thomas Jefferson High School, renamed George Washington Carver School
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Charlottesville Public School Building
1926, Calrow and Wrenn. 1938, addition, Stainback and Brown. Later additions. 201 4th Street NW
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(Photograph by Anna Kariel) -
(Photograph by Anna Kariel) -
(Photograph by Anna Kariel) -
(Photograph by Anna Kariel)
Originally the “colored” high school for the city, this red brick, white-trimmed building tucked away on a side street is more modest than the nearby white high school and follows the standard form set by the Division of School Buildings, Virginia State Department of Education.
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