Lincoln High School – Kansas City MO

City:
Kansas City, MO

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Completed:
1936

Designer:
Charles A. Smith

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

When built by the PWA in 1936, Lincoln was the only high school available for black students in this segregated school system. It was built on a hill overlooking the vibrant 18th and Vine entertainment district that boasted some of the best jazz venues in the country and was close to the stadium of the Kansas City Monarchs. It was expanded in 1965. The building now houses the Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

Source notes

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on August 17, 2015.

Location Info


2111 Woodland Ave.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Jackson County

Coordinates: 39.087055, -94.560330

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