Located in the city's English Avenue neighborhood, the school was built in 1910 and operated until 1995.

[1] Additional construction occurred between 1911 and 1930 as the school's enrollment continued to grow.

[1] On December 12, 1960, the school was the site of a bombing after the school's auditorium had been used for a prayer meeting prior to an anti-segregation protest the previous day.

[3][4] The event has been called "one of the worst racially motivated bombings in the city of Atlanta.

[5] In 2010, the building was bought by the Greater Vine City Opportunities Program, under the leadership of Mable Thomas,[1] with the intention of converting the building into a community center.