It was built by Samuel M. Plato, a prolific local African-American building contractor, and is Renaissance Revival in style.

It was enlarged in 1954 and again in 1969 in an attempt to stave off forced integration.

It was renamed Jessie R. Carter Elementary School in 1970, and was finally integrated in 1975.

[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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