Frederick Douglass High School (Columbia, Missouri)

Frederick Douglass High School is an alternative public high school located in Columbia, Missouri. Douglass enrolls students 9-12 from throughout the Columbia Public Schools District. The school competes in MSHSAA 4A. Their sports include basketball and track and field. The school differs from typical high schools due to providing programs including child development and parenting classes and a day care facility. It was built in 1917, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as Fred Douglass School.[4] Recently, it was closed, restored, and modernized, reopening in the Fall of 2017. It is one of four High Schools in the Columbia Public School District.

Frederick Douglass High School
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United States
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TypePublic Secondary
Established1916[1]
School districtColumbia Public Schools
SuperintendentBrian Yearwood
PrincipalEryca Neville[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment108[3]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Blue and White
AthleticsBasketball
Athletics conferenceIndependent
MascotBulldog
Information(573) 214-3680
WebsiteDouglass High School
Fred Douglass School
Frederick Douglass High School (Columbia, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Frederick Douglass High School (Columbia, Missouri)
Frederick Douglass High School (Columbia, Missouri) is located in the United States
Frederick Douglass High School (Columbia, Missouri)
Location310 N. Providence Rd., Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates38°57′18″N 92°19′59″W / 38.95500°N 92.33306°W / 38.95500; -92.33306
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSSocial Institutions of Columbia's Black Community TR
NRHP reference No.80002310[4]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1980

References edit

  1. ^ History Of Frederick Douglass High School
  2. ^ Columbia Public Schools
  3. ^ http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/dhs/ CPS profile
  4. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.