Melrose School 1914-1979

Melrose School 1914-1979 is a Tennessee historical marker in Memphis, Shelby County.

Shelby Co., 843 Dallas St., Memphis

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Melrose School was an educational, cultural and civic center of the Orange Mound African-American community. Completed by the New Deal's Public Works Administration in 1938. This structure added to the original Rosenwald school's capacity to accommodate students in grades one through twelve. The first senior class graduated in 1946. Well-known for academic programs, theater and sports, the school closed in 1979. This building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2001.

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1886 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1909 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1919 · Map of Arkansas (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1927 · Sectional paved road map (Continues) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Melrose School 1914-1979

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