The structure opened in 1920 as a public high school for African American students in Petersburg's segregated public school system.

The building was designed by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson.

It is a two-story, red brick building that was originally part of a campus that included a junior high school and an elementary school.

[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, but is now closed.

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